Parenting
Parenting
Are you an expecting parent or new parent of a child age 0-36 months looking for resources? FIRC’s parenting services focus on helping parents overcome the challenges of raising a family in Summit County.
FIRC offers:
- A year-long Parenting program that offers bi-monthly Home Visitations with a Bilingual Parent Educator.
- A monthly Spanish-speaking Support Group that is open to all Summit County parents (email HarryC@summitfirc.org to get signed up)
- A brief one-time Consultation (limited to one hour per parent) with our experienced Parenting Consultant in English or Spanish.
We connect parents with resources, increase knowledge of child development, promote positive parenting skills, facilitate meeting other parents in this community, and develop or strengthen support networks. We are here to ensure all parents are the first and best teacher for their child.
Year-long Parenting Home Visitation Program
Program Year: January 2026 to December 2026
Our Home Visitation program currently works with 44 children (ages 0-36 months) and their families through the program year (January 1st, 2026 – December 31st, 2026). Parent Peers offer twice-per-month home visits using the Parents as Teachers and Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculums.
Our amazing Bilingual Parent Educators will connect enrolled families with resources to ensure their basic needs are met, support families in setting and achieving their goals, connect families to build social networks, and support parents in building nurturing relationships with their children and in promoting their child’s development.
Parenting Home Visitation Goals:
- Help parents become the first and best teachers to their children.
- Make connections to valuable resources and help families meet their basic needs.
- Increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and setting parenting/family goals.
- Provide social-emotional education, pro-social connections, workshops, and events.
- Provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues.
- Prevent child abuse and neglect.
We work with families that live or work in Summit County, Colorado AND are either pregnant women, or parents/guardians of children ages 0-36 months.
Our year-round parenting program for 2026 is full. Please fill out the form below if you would like a parenting consultation and to be added to the waitlist.
How To Get a Parenting consultation

Contact FIRC
Call FIRC or Click the link above and complete the online referral form

Appointment
The client will have a one time consultation with parenting consultant

Connection
The consultant will help the client with any family needs and make appropriate referrals

Other Resources
Families are provided with wrap around supports and instructions on how they can apply to our year-long program when enrollment opens
Parenting Tips by Text
Parents who sign up for FIRC’s Parenting Tips by Text support will receive a monthly alert for useful, local and relevant information. Resources include activities and events in our community, useful technical tools, important deadline reminders, program enrollments, and much more.