Family Outreach Services (FOS)-517.887.4322
Home-based services for pregnant women and parenting families 

What is Family Outreach Services (FOS)?  
Family Outreach Services (FOS) is one of the home visiting programs of the Public Health Services Division of the Ingham County Health Department.  The Maternal Infant Outreach Program (MIOP) and Jump Start Family Outreach Program have merged to provide comprehensive supports to families in Ingham County.  The program’s goals focus on:   

• Helping eligible families enroll in Medicaid, Mi-Child, and Healthy Kids; and to assist them in establishing a medical home of their choice
  
• Enhancing family functioning by: 
       -building trusting relationships; ·        
       -providing education, information, resources, and referrals; ·        
       -teaching problem solving skills; and ·        
       -improving family support systems 
  
• Providing prenatal education and strategies to promote a healthy pregnancy
  
• Promoting positive parent-child interactions and relationships
  
• Supporting healthy childhood growth and development

For more information, contact the FOS supervisor, Lisa Chambers, at 517.272.4122 or Lchambers@ingham.org.