How PEPS Builds Healthy Families

PEPS provides peer support programs for new parents.

Every 15 minutes a new baby is born in our community. We want the best for them and their future. That’s why we focus on parents.

All new families deserve support, friendship, and community during what many parents describe as the most challenging transition of their lives.

Good support strengthens resilience for the next milestone, challenge or change, helps create the bond between parents and babies, and shapes a baby’s healthy development.

We ask parents before their group starts what they most hope to find in a PEPS Group, and they want things like information, finding out about resources or strategies for a fussy eater or sleeplessness or potty training, but most of all, they know they need social support.

Social Support 86% of parents agreed that participating in a PEPS Group helped them to feel less isolated	Good support strengthens resilience for the next milestone, challenge or change, helps create the bond between parents and babies, and shapes a baby’s health development.
Emotional Support 74% of parents participating in a PEPS Groups felt more confident in their ability to parent well	Informational Support 51% of parents learned about local resources new to them through PEPS
Child Development Support 80% of parents participating in a PEPS Group expressed increased understanding of child development	Parenting Support 82% of parents participating in a PEPS Group learned about baby’s needs and how to respond to these needs

Learn more about the Strengthening Families™ framework.

All statistics above are from the 2021 PEPS Participant Survey.

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