Baby Bear Hugs

A nonprofit organization

Testimonials

What parents say they learned by participating in Baby Bear Hugs:

"[I] handle tantrums better and have a more effective approach to understanding my child's needs/wants.” 

"I am more understanding of knowing how my child thinks of things and sees things.” 

"[I am] more mindful of expectations."

"[I am] not super worried about completely normal things." 

"Giving [my child] developmentally appropriate activities."

"How to respond to my child during a temper tantrum."

Giving Activity

Mission

Enhancing family strengths for happy and healthy children, families and communities.

Background Statement

Baby Bear Hugs began as a grass roots, peer to peer, parent support program in the late 1980's in Yuma County, Colorado. Realizing that new parents sometimes lack support and understanding of child development, the local community organized trained volunteers, who were experienced parents, to reach out to new and isolated parents. The purpose was to provide parents with support, parenting education, connection to community resources, and build positive parenting and family strengths. The program's founding principles are that it is universal (available to all parents), participation is voluntary, and it is free for the families.

Over the years the program has expanded, transformed and intensified its services, utilizing trained, certified Parenting Educators to meet changing needs of families while keeping the original goals of providing parenting education and support. The program is now in 9 Counties in Eastern Colorado. Baby Bear Hugs continues to work to deliver a broad continuum of services to support families and meet their parenting needs.

The goal is that families will be stronger, children will grow up healthier and happier, and will give back to their communities as adults.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Baby Bear Hugs

other names

Baby Bear Hugs, BBH, RHVP

Year Established

1995

Tax id (EIN)

84-1311396

Category

Education, Human Services

Organization Size

Medium Organization

Address

201 S Main Street
Yuma, CO 80759

Headquarters

201 South Main Street
Yuma, CO 80759

Mailing

PO Box 903
Limon, CO 80828

Colorado Location

729 E. Railroad Ave. Suite A
Ft. Morgan, CO 80701

Colorado Location

127 E. Denver, Suite D
Holyoke, CO 80734

Colorado Location

125 Cedar St.
Julesburg, CO 80737

Colorado Location

181 Birch Ave.
Akron, CO 80720

Colorado Location

340 S. Birch
Wray, CO 80758

Mailing

PO Box 151
Kiowa, CO 80117

Colorado Location

118 S 3rd Street
Sterling, CO 80751

Service areas

Yuma County, CO, US

Logan County, CO, US

Morgan County, CO, US

Phillips County, CO, US

Elbert County, CO, US

Phone

9708485274

Other

970-848-5274