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Parents praise Mendocino County home visiting program during board meeting presentations
Summary
Multiple residents at the June 4 meeting gave testimonials describing benefits from Mendocino County home visiting services, saying home visitors provided emotional support, child-development guidance and connections to education and other resources.
Several residents gave extended testimonials during the June 4 Mendocino County Board of Supervisors meeting describing positive experiences with the county's home visiting program.
Speakers repeatedly described home visitors offering hands-on support, emotional encouragement and practical referrals. One resident said the home visitor "made me feel like I'm important, and I can go at my own pace." Another credited a home visitor named Jeanette with steady five-year support: "I said to Jeanette, Jeanette, you're supposed to be with me for 5 years. Jeanette said, yeah. I know. I'm gonna be with you guys for 5 years. That's when I said, well, I guess I can trust her."
Other participants said the program helped with parenting confidence, education and job-readiness: one speaker said the home visitor helped them enroll in school and that they had earned enough credits to graduate with a business degree. Several speakers said the program is free and encouraged other parents to sign up, describing home visitors by first name (for example, Jeanette, Annette and Gabby) and crediting them with creating safe spaces and practical next steps such as pursuing a driver's license or college classes.
The testimonials appeared as part of the meeting's public input and informational segments. No board action or vote was taken on the home visiting program during the session; the comments served as community feedback and personal accounts of program impact.
