Mission: Provide visits to parents of newborns, offering broad based support and providing information on health, safety, childcare, community resources, health insurance, early brain development and highlighting the importance of reading to children from birth.

Program Description: Bright Beginnings is dedicated to healthy growth and development of children during the critical first three years of life. Bright Beginnings hopes to help all children reach their full potential by providing parents with high quality, age-appropriate tools and materials. Through voluntary home visits, trained staff and volunteers welcome newborn infants to the community. Parents receive gifts, useful information on their baby's growth and development and detailed information about community resources. To find out more information or to schedule a time visit.

Melissa Gatlin serves the Teller County area.

Contact: Melissa Gatlin (Coordinator) at 687-3373, or via e-mail at melissamgatlin@hotmail.com.

Fees:   Services and materials are free of charge

Eligibility: Residents of Teller County

For additional information at a state level click on this link: Bright Beginnings of Colorado