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Baby Expo showcases services for families
By Jen Jones
About 20 vendors gathered at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds on Thursday , Aug . 4 to show the community what services are available for families with young children .
Amanda Taylor works in the WIC and Breastfeeding Peer Office and said the event is always held in August , as that is Breastfeeding Awareness Month .
“ We want to bring awareness that breastfeeding is normal , to offer support to others and increase breastfeeding rights in the community ,” Taylor said .
While the clinic is income based , anyone is eligible for a free onetime consultation . They also refer people to the Appalachian Breastfeeding Network .
“ We also have monthly breastfeeding cafes and encourage everyone to check our Facebook page for more information about those . We partner with many other county agencies too , so we can offer as much support as possible ,” Taylor said .
Help Me Grow was another agency at the expo . Shana Miller said they wanted to be part of the expo to help get
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Lyn Mizer , director of the Coshocton County United Way , helps a family sign their child up for Dolly Parton ’ s Imagination Library at the Baby Expo on Thursday , Aug . 4 at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds .
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the word out about their program .
“ We want to let as many as possible know about the resources we can share . Our program is actually two parts . The home visit part focuses on bonding and attachment and offers parenting support for families ,” Miller said .
Heather Grogro is the service coordinator for the other part of Help Me Grow — Early Intervention .
“ We work with children from birth to age 3 . We provide therapies at no cost to the families . We ’ d like everyone who has a child with a delay or a disability to reach out to us ,” Grogro said .
Grogro said they also wanted to be part of the expo because most of the families attending have children who are
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the right age for their services . “ It ’ s hard to get the word out , and being here really helps .”
Brenda Bissett and Caty Martin were representing Coshocton County Head Start . Bissett said they work closely with other county agencies to add more support for families with small children .
Head Start provides services for health , mental health , parenting , disabilities and literacy . “ We serve the whole family . We love children and focus on kindergarten readiness ,” Bissett said .
Anisha Richardson recently became a foster mom , and she brought her small foster children to the expo with her .
“ I wanted to see what resources were available . Being a foster mom , it ’ s nice to have the support of so many community agencies ,” Richardson said .
She learned about expiration dates for car seats . “ I wasn ’ t aware of that . And I didn ’ t know Coshocton had this many services for children .”
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