Starting in January of 2016 and renewed again in September of 2025, the Parenting Cottage in collaboration with community partners was awarded one of only a few contracts in the state through the Department of Health & Human Services to provide a variety of wrap-around services to families expecting a baby or with children up to kindergarten entry residing in Lubbock County.
Community partners on the project including Covenant Children’s Hospital, UMC Children’s Hospital, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center/Combest Center the Nest and Texas Tech Public Media/PBS Kids Parents with children prenatal to kindergarten entry can begin the process of accessing services just by calling the Parenting Cottage at 806-795-7552. There is no costs for any of the services provided.
Program Details:
Vision for Lubbock County: Implement the program through three main objectives:
• Education-to serve the community at large and the targeted population
• Evidence based direct services-responsive to acute assessed needs in the community
• Innovation and Research –supporting current needs and inspiring change for the future
Major Components of the Plan:
Multi-Layer Education program-utilizing degreed and certified educators to deliver community based education in multiple areas and also utilizing trusted healthcare professionals as messengers to deliver critical information on Early Childhood Development helping parents be better prepared to judge their child’s progress to age-appropriate developmental progress.
Parent support services – home visiting services (Parents as Teachers) that brings parenting education and early childhood development education into the individual family’s home with one-on-one learning opportunities taught by degreed professionals.
Specialized clinical services – partnerships with our local hospitals, Covenant and UMC to provide services that fill gaps in maternal mental health services and pediatric mental health services. targeted to inpatients to address anxiety and anti-partum depression which significantly impacts fetal development as well as the health of the mother.