Johnson County is a place where all people share responsibility for creating safe and healthy conditions in which to learn, work, and live. There are multiple Empowerment programs dedicated to ensuring young children are properly nurtured and stimulated in safe and healthy environments so that they are ready to learn and succeed when they enter kindergarten.
These support programs generally fall into three areas of focus: Child Health, Early Education, and Parent Education.
Parent Education
Connecting families with resources to succeed.
- Family Support In-Home Program
- Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County – Latino
- Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County – Family Literacy
- Children’s Center for Therapy – Manantial
- United Action for Youth – Teen Parent Services
Child Health
Linking programs and overcoming barriers to access.
- UAY Pediatric Nurse Practioner
- Children’s Health Insurance Outreach – ends July 1, 2011, due to decreased ECI state funding
Early Education
Providing tools and strategies to prepare for kindergarten.
- Scholarships
- Continue Care Program – Discontinued due to decreased state ECI funding
- Home Ties Child Care
- Preschoolers Reaching Educational Potential (PREP) – Discontinued after July 1, 2011, due to decreased state ECI funding
- Childcare Alliance Response Team (CART)
- Wraparound Child Care
- 4Cs Child Care Provider Supports
The More You Know
A compilation of some of the child/family/parenting/adult education classes in Johnson County.
The More You Know pdf
The More You Know excel
