Maryland has a network of 24 Family Support Centers in 14 counties that offer free, educational and health-related services to parents and their children ages birth through three. The Centers provide services designed to:
- Promote the optimal development of young children
- Help adults develop more effective parenting skills and fulfill their aims related to school, employment and family life
- Provide supportive networks among parents in local communities
- Connect parents and children to the agencies and community resources that can help them
The Centers offer a range of services including:
- Quality infant/toddler care and assessment while parents are on site
- Parent education
- Adult education, family literacy and job readiness training programs
- Health education and referral for services
- Home visits for some services
- Peer support
- Service coordination between agencies