Wake Connections
Partner Programs

Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC) [previously CC4C] is designed to help families improve health outcomes of their children birth to 5. You will work with a CMARC Care Manager, who is a Nurse or Social Worker. How often your Care Manager has home visits and how long they work with you will vary based on your child and family needs. Your Care Manager will look at the current and ongoing medical issues for your child and the needs and concerns of your family to set up a plan of care and a schedule for contacts based on your individual family situation. CMARC Care Managers will work closely with your child’s doctor to help you keep medical appointments and follow medical advice. CMARC is offered by Wake County Human Services.

East Wake Education Foundation’s F.A.C.E.C.S. program is designed for children birth to five and their parent or guardian. Parents and guardians stay on site with their child and participate in daily activities. EWEF is open year-round with a normal day including play-based learning. Children experience free play, music and movement, story time, and activities that are math, science, social and emotional themed learning. EWEF offers families a library where they can check out books and learning materials. All staff are highly qualified in early childhood education with over 20 years combined education and experience. East Wake Education Foundation serves Eastern Wake County (Knightdale, Wendell and Zebulon).

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a no cost, 3-year, home-based, early childhood education program for parents with preschool age children. HIPPY’s goal is to help parents prepare their children for success in school and in life. The program serves parents of children ages 3-5 years, who have limited access to transportation, may have limited formal education, and/or may have limited English proficiency.
Home visitors use weekly home visits to empower HIPPY parents to feel confident in their role as the primary teacher to their child. In the visits, parents learn and practice new skills and techniques and then work with their children 15-20 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Parent group meetings are also offered. Group meetings allow parents to come together and share their experiences.

Telamon’s Head Start Home Visiting program provides home visiting for pregnant women and children, birth to five. Home visitors and parents work as partners to reach goals. Staff make home visits with pregnant mothers once a month (up to four visits a month if needed), focusing on prenatal education to prepare mothers for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum recovery. Staff make 90-minute weekly home visits for infants and children and their work with families is focused on teaching parents to support optimal development for young children and school readiness for older children. As part of the services, your family may receive: developmental screening, ongoing observation and assessment, and curriculum planning, medical, dental, and mental health. Telamon also offers Group Connections, where a group of families come together to socialize and work on child growth and development, parenting, and the parent-child relationship. Prenatal socialization experiences are also offered for pregnant moms.

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a free and voluntary early learning program for parents with children birth to kindergarten age. Certified PAT parent educators will visit you in your home twice a month and can talk about your questions and concerns and give you tips on ways you can help your child learn. Ideas and information are shared on play activities that help you teach your child to be ready for school. PAT Parent Educators can also help you with questions that you may have about parenting. Parent Educators help families understand child development and encourage their children to become enthusiastic learners. Home visiting, group connections, screening, and referral are all part of the program. PAT is a Smart Start funded program offered by Project Enlightenment, Wake County Public School System.

Child First is a home visiting model that provides trauma informed therapeutic services tailored to your family’s needs. A licensed clinician supports you and your family with therapeutic services proven to improve child and caregiver relationships. A resource specialist helps to connect you with any necessary community resources and referrals. This in-home service is available for families with children ages 0-5 who are Medicaid recipients residing in Wake County. Sessions can be based around your scheduling needs.