How Home Visiting Supports Families Experiencing Homelessness, with guest Jocelyn Pickreign

About this episode

The episode discusses how home visiting supports families experiencing homelessness, featuring insights from Jocelyn Pickreign of Simpson Housing Services.

In this episode, hosted by Mike “Big Mic” Brooks of KRSM Radio, is joined by Jocelyn Pickreign of Simpson Housing Services discussing early childhood development and home visiting for families impacted by homelessness. Jocelyn explains Simpson’s mission to house, support, and empower people experiencinghomelessness and describes their team-based approach, including early childhood home visitors for children under five. She outlines why the first 1,000 days and early years are critical, how responsive interactions like talking and playing build brain connections, and how reducing isolation and boosting parental confidence can lower stress and support secure attachment. Jocelyn also describes the Family Spirit curriculum and how early intervention can reduce adverse childhood experiences by building positive, protective experiences, sharing a story of a mother gaining confidence in her parenting. This episode was recorded live on the radio program For The Culture, which airs on KRSM Radio at 98.9 FM in Minneapolis. For more information, visit littlemomentscount.org/podcasts

People in this episode

Host: Mike “Big Mic” Brooks

Guest: Jocelyn Pickreign

Topics covered

• home visiting
• families experiencing homelessness
• early childhood development
• parental support
• brain development
• Family Spirit curriculum
• adverse childhood experiences

Keywords

• home visiting
• homelessness
• early childhood
• parenting
• brain connections
• Family Spirit
• parental confidence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Simpson Housing Services, KRSM Radio, Little Moments Count

Places: Minneapolis

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