The K.I.D.S. Program is a home-based family support program that is available to all families with children age 0 to 8 in Dickinson, Emmet, Palo Alto and Kossuth counties and children age 0 to 5 in Clay, O'Brien and Osceola.

K.I.D.S. provides home visits by trained staff to actively partner with parents to develop goals and services to respond to the parents' questions, needs and concerns.

K.I.D.S. Family Support staff offer screenings for each child using Ages and Stages Questionnaire to gain developmental information. They offer practical ways to encourage learning, manage behavior, develop routines and build strong parent-child relationships.

K.I.D.S. family support workers have knowledge about resources within the agency and community and will often refer families as needed.