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- EIN 84-1455282
- (303) 839-1808
- 1775 Sherman Street Suite 2075 Denver CO 80203 USA
- www.iik.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Community Coalitions, Health, Home Health Care
Mission: Invest in Kids works with communities to improve the health and well-being of young children, particularly those of low-income families, through effective, research-based programs.
Programs: The incredible years (iy) is a highly effective program that has been proven, through over 25 years of rigorous research, to improve the social and emotional health of children ages 3-8. Iy works with children, their parents, and teachers to give each of them the skills necessary for children to arrive at school emotionally and socially ready to learn, and to succeed once they are there. Iy produces significant reductions in conduct problems and significant increases in social skills at home and school. The program is made up of three distinct units that work together to achieve outstanding outcomes: parenting education (strengthens positive parenting skills), dinosaur school (skill building for children, taught in classrooms), and teacher education (teaches proven classroom management strategies).
nurse-family partnership (nfp) is a program that provides home visitation by nurses to low-income, first-time mothers on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, starting early in pregnancy and continuing until the second birthday of the child. Nfp has over 30 years of research validating its effectiveness and produces improved pregnancy outcomes, better child health and development and more economic self-sufficiency for participating families.