Cornerstone Family Interventions
Welcome to the Cornerstone website!
WHO WE ARE
Thank you for your interest in Cornerstone Family Interventions, Inc. (CFI) and our Parents As Teachers
program
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What is Parents as Teachers?
Parents as Teachers is a strong evidence-based home visiting model providing a broad context of parenting
education and family support, and building protective factors, especially for those families in vulnerable
situations. At its core, Parents as Teachers is relationship-based and parenting-focused. Our approach and
curriculum focus on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being; on
strengths, capabilities and skills; and on building protective factors within the family. Parents as
Teachers serves a range of families with high needs—not just first time parents, pregnant parents or
teen parents—and offers services throughout the continuum from prenatal to kindergarten entry. This
program is free to all West Virginia regardless of the families' income.
Referrals
We are currently accepting referrals for familIes in Boone and Lincoln Counties. Referrals may be made by
calling our office at 304 369-5283 or clicking the blue ribbon.
What is In-Home Family Education?
Parents As Teachers is an evidenced based In Home Family Education program. In-Home Family Education is a
voluntary program providing parenting education and support to families with young children in their homes.
These programs build "protective factors" which enable families to deal more successfully with
whatever challenges arise. In-Home Family Education is a powerful strategy to promote positive childhood
experiences; thereby reducing the need for more costly services.
What do In-Home Family Educators do?
In-Home Family Educators help parents understand their role as their child's first and most important
teacher. They provide information and support in such areas as prenatal care, child health, early learning
and literacy, and child development and behavior. They help connect families to resources in their community
and help families stay together safely. This is done by emphasizing each family's strengths and helping
them reach their goals.For more information, http ://local.inhomefamilyed.com/
How much money do child abuse prevention prevention programs save?
For every $3 spent on prevention, we save at least $6 that might have been spent on child welfare services,
special education services, medical care, foster care, counseling and housing juvenile offenders. Thus, for
less than half the cost society currently spends treating and managing the consequences of child
maltreatment, we could implement a comprehensive, voluntary system of home visitation to prevent child abuse
and neglect. Home visitation services cost an average of $3,500 a year per family versus $10,000
for one year of foster care for one child. As a society, we must decide whether we will pay to prevent child
abuse now or suffer greater financial and emotional costs later.
www.facebook.com/cfiinc
West Virginia Public Broadcasting put together a very compelling reason for why West Virginia needs to
invest in early childhood education and programming.
Thanks to filmmaker John Nakashima, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and under-writer Catholic Charities,
we have a new way to tell the story about what West Virginia kids and families face. Have you seen the new
movie 1,000 Days, about child poverty in West Virginia?
http://video.wvpublic.org/program/first-1000-days/
Dear Parent:
We
want to know how you feel about the services we offer as part of Cornerstone Parents as Teachers.
Please take a few minutes to read these directions and to fill out the satisfaction survey at this
link:
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We want to hear from you!
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