Meet Our Programs!
Our Vision
Every child in the BooSt Together for Children Early Childhood Iowa Area will be healthy and successful. Our Board has unique partnerships with area agencies to provide families with the following services:
Family Support
These programs include home visits that are designed to strengthen protective factors, including parenting skills, increasing parental knowledge of child development, and increasing family functioning and problem-solving skills. Funded programs follow the Parents As Teachers Curriculum. For more information contact LSI.
Preschool Tuition
Income verified children living below 200% poverty are eligible for a preschool tuition scholarship with a sliding fee scale. Some restrictions may apply. Preschools offering this opportunity include:
Support for Child Care
Recruitment and retention stipends for child care providers are designed to increase the quality and capacity of childcare environments.
Early Literacy
- MICA Bookworm Project - providing families enrolled in these programs in Hardin and Marshall Counties with increased access to literature to create a family culture around reading.
- Raising Readers of Story County - Raising Readers has piloted a program enhancement to create take-home literacy lending kits containing books, questioning and discussion prompts, and activities to encourage caregivers to extend and replicate the skills learned in our program and enhance at-home literacy development.
Car Seat Safety
- Provides car seats to families in need, referred by local providers.
- Eligibility: Families must reside in Boone or Story County and have an income at or below 200% of the Federal poverty level.
- Car Seat checks are being held throughout Boone and Story County.
- Contact LSI for more information.
Health Services
Child Health provides critical preventive services as well as referral and care coordination services for children at high risk for delays and poor health outcomes. This includes Dental and Lead Screenings. Contact MICA for more information.