(a) provides, through direct service, core services, including:

(1) parent education, support and leadership services, together with services characterized by relationships between parents and professionals that are based on equality and respect, and designed to assist parents in acquiring parenting skills, learning about child development, and responding appropriately to the behavior of their children;

(2) services to facilitate the ability of parents to serve as resources to one another (such as through mutual support and parent self-help groups);

(3) outreach services provided through voluntary home visits and other methods to assist parents in becoming aware of and able to participate in family resources and support program activities;

(4) community and social services to assist families in obtaining community resources; and

(5) follow-up services;

(b) provides, or arranges for the provision of, other core services through contracts or agreements with other local agencies, including all forms of respite care services; and

(c) provides access to optional services, directly or by contract, purchase of service, or interagency agreement, including:

(1) child care, early childhood development and early intervention services;

(2) referral to self-sufficiency and life management skills training;

(3) referral to education services, such as scholastic tutoring, literacy training, and general educational degree services;

(4) referral to services providing job readiness skills;

(5) child abuse and neglect prevention activities;

(6) referral to services that families with children with disabilities or special needs may require;

(7) community and social service referral, including early developmental screening of children;

(8) peer counseling;

(9) referral for substance abuse counseling and treatment; and

(10) help line services.