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Help Me Grow

What is Help Me Grow?

Help Me Grow is a program for expectant parents, newborns, infants, and toddlers that provides health and developmental services so that children start school healthy and ready to learn. Help Me Grow is designed to address three of Ohio's commitments to children:

• Expectant parents and newborns thrive
• Infants and toddlers thrive
• Children are healthy and ready for school

The first three years of a child's life are the building blocks for learning and development later in life. Because the first years last a lifetime, parents often have questions about their child's development and ways to further developmental skills.

Help Me Grow is here to answer questions and assist families in their efforts to give their children the best possible start in life. Services are free, voluntary and designed with your family's concerns and goals in mind.

Upcoming Events

For a current list of events, please call the Help Me Grow office at 419.782.6934 or 888.648.8732.

About the Staff of Help Me Grow

Defiance County Help Me Grow is under the direction of Program Director Beth Foreman, with Lora Ripke as the Family Support Specialist. Our office also includes Karen Postelwaite and Deb Weber, At Risk Service Coordinators, Susan O'Neil, Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center’s Early Childhood Coordinator and Julie Voll, Family & Children First Council Coordinator.

Contact Help Me Grow When

• You have questions about your child's development
• You want to become more familiar with programs and services available to children and families in Defiance County
• You would like additional information or support about the day-to-day challenges of caring for your infant or toddler
• You are concerned that your child is a little "behind" other children his/her age
• Your baby was born prematurely or with a medical condition
• Your doctor has recommended Early Intervention.

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