The Mother & Infant Program
For The Mother & Infant Program questions, please contact:
Daphne Laput, Mother & Infant Coordinator
dlaput@newhopemanor.org or (845) 557-8353 x 322
Daphne is very great at her job, she does it with grace and kindness and she’s there for any advice needed regarding my son. Also, daycare with Sabrina and Sierra is so amazing. My son has blossomed since coming here he loves them!!!”
The Mother & Infant Program
The Mother & Infant Program provides a safe, stable environment for clients struggling with substance use disorder to cultivate relationships with their young children (up to three years old) while they are in a Residential Program. The Mother & Infant Program promotes the importance of bonding and building a healthy parenting relationship during a client’s sobriety. Clients in the Mother & Infant Program are expected to actively care for and bond with their child, while also complying to the Residential Program rules and actively engaging in The Mother & Infant Program. Engaging in this Program consists of clients actively participating in Mother & Infant Program groups, being receptive to parenting advice and guidance, complying with all rules and regulations, taking an active role in their parenting, completing assignments, and attending sessions with the Mother & Infant Coordinator. Through the on-site daycare, clients are offered a reprieve from their children to focus on groups, therapy, sessions, treatment work, sober socialization, and classes. It is expected that clients will learn to balance caring for their children and work through assisting their children to achieve a stable schedule and fully participating in all aspects of their recovery program.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk. At New Hope Manor, clients who are eligible for WIC are provided a separate refrigerator and pantry area; each client is responsible for keeping their personal section clean. Access to this food is permitted at specified times throughout the day.
The Mother & Infant Program Criteria
Child must be under three years old, and not expected to turn three within the time of the client’s treatment at New Hope Manor.
The decision for children to join the Program is dependent on the interdisciplinary decision between the Mother & Infant Coordinator, the Clinical and the Medical departments, CPS (if involved), and capacity in the daycare.
The following criteria must be met to determine eligibility for The Mother & Infant Program:
Client reaches the Foundation Phase of their journey to recovery:
In addition, a client must:
Please note that meeting Program Criteria is not a guarantee that your child will be eligible for or accepted into The Mother & Infant Program; acceptance to the Program is individualized based upon review by our Mother & Infant Coordinator, the Clinical and the Medical teams, CPS (if involved), and capacity within the daycare. The Coordinator will schedule a phone screening with the client (parent), and if eligible for the Program, will work with them upon admission to ensure that all criteria is met.