Buchanan County Stork's Nest and Family Nest programs are incentive based parent education programs for income-eligible families. Stork's Nest is available for pregnant women, post-partum mothers, and their children up to 13 months of age. Family Nest is available to families with children up to age five. Participants earn incentive points for healthy behaviors such as keeping doctor appointments and attending parent and preventative educational classes. The points are then redeemed for incentive items such as diapers and wipes.
Once in the program, participants can continue to earn points to be redeemed by maintaining good healthy habits and participating in approved educational programs.
Nest program classes are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Classes on the 2nd Tuesday are held from 10:00 am - 11:30 am and classes on the 4th Tuesday are held from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm.
Participants must be pregnant or with a child five years of age or younger, residents of/or receive health care services in Buchanan County and have household incomes at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level (see chart below).
Nest Income Guidelines
| # of Persons in Household | ||||||||
|
185% of Federal Poverty Guidelines |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
$20,147 |
$27,214 |
$34,281 |
$41,348 |
$48,415 |
$55,482 |
$62,549 |
$69,616 |
|
