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title: Families First Continues Work in Florida | The Incredible Years® Blog
description: The Families First Program has provided evidence-based and culturally competent services for parents with young children (0-3) in Miami-Dade County.
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# [Families First Continues Work in Florida | The Incredible Years® Blog](https://www.incredibleyears.com/blog/2023/02/27/families-first-continues-their-incredible-work-supporting-families-in-florida)

 Written by [theincredibleyears](https://www.incredibleyears.com/blog/author/theincredibleyears) | Feb 27, 2023 5:00:00 AM

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Since 2004, the [UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI’S FAMILIES FIRST PROGRAM](https://umiamihealth.org/en/treatments-and-services/pediatrics/developmental-and-behavioral-health-(pediatrics)/mailman-center-services/families-first#:~:text=Families%20First%20offers%20two%20evidence,3%20(The%20Incredible%20Years).), funded by The Children’s Trust, has successfully provided evidence-based, relationship-focused, culturally competent, family strengthening parenting services for parents and caregivers with young children (birth to age 3) throughout Miami-Dade County. Goals include improving the system of care and building resources for parents, strengthening families and promoting optimal child health and development, ensuring the delivery of high-quality standardized parenting activities, ensuring that activities are culturally competent and sensitive, and enhancing parent and community involvement to optimize parent resources. Project activities are based on best- practice concepts from child development theory and research that supports the importance of promoting positive parent-child relationships to facilitate optimal child development.

### Program Prevention and Intervention Activities

FAMILIES FIRST partners with over 20 community organizations, childcare facilities, and health care sites to implement and evaluate evidence-based, culturally competent parenting activities. Although enrollment is County-wide, many of the groups are conducted in neighborhoods that include: low-income high-risk families, teen mothers, and families of children with substance abuse issues and/or chronic health conditions. Services are offered in English and Spanish and groups are provided throughout the day to accommodate family interests, schedules, and needs.

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### Parenting Groups

FAMILIES FIRST offers FREE parenting groups for parents of children ages birth through 3 years throughout Miami-Dade County in both English and Spanish. Families First currently offers [The Incredible Years Toddler Basic Parenting Program](https://incredibleyears.com/programs/parent/toddler-curriculum/) for parents/caregivers of children 1-3. Groups have broad enrollment outreach and are offered in community-based and childcare settings. This year, Families First will be offering the [Incredible Years Baby Parenting Program](https://incredibleyears.com/programs/parent/babies-curriculum/).

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