The Birth Cottage provides midwife services to pregnant women in need. All insurance companies, HMOs and Medicaid cover all or most of the fees. Payment plans are available.

Services:

• Complete Prenatal Care
• Birth at the Birth Cottage
• Birth at Home
• Waterbirth
• Labor Support
• Nutritional Counseling
• Parenting Information
• Sibling Preparation
• Breastfeeding Info
• Exercise Counseling
• Pregnancy Massage
• Home Visits
• Childbirth Classes
• Lending Library
• Gynecological Services
• Cervical Cap Fitting
• PrePregnancy Counseling
• Gatherings with other Families

Please call or visit website for more information.

This program provides carpentry, plumbing, electrical and other minor home repairs. They make these repairs to help the health and safety of the clients. Must be 60 or older in owner-occupied homes.
Programs:
Please call for more information.

• Home Touch Program
• 954.792.1180
• Rebuilding Together Broward
• 954.772.9945

https://www.adrcbroward.org/minor-home-repairs

The Miramar Assisting Seniors in their Homes(MASH) program is an emergency assistance program. Residents over 60 can apply to receive emergency help to pay house bills. Eligibility required.

Modest Needs runs a grant program for people facing financial distress. It is open to those living paycheck to paycheck. Call or visit the website to learn more.

Types of Assistance Include:

• Car repairs
• Electric service
• Gas service
• Heating fuel
• Homecoming Heroes Grant
• Home rehabilitation grants
• Mortgage
• Medical Care
• Non-Profit grants
• Rent
• Telephone service
• Water service

Monroe County In-Home Services is a program that serves elderly persons and/or disabled adults. The program goal is to offer an alternative to nursing home placement. They also help individuals in their own homes or the homes of family or friends. Call for more information.

Programs:

• Age and Disabled Adult Medicaid Waiver Program
• Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative Program (ADI)
• Community Care for Disabled Adults
• Grievance Procedures
• Home Care for the Elderly Program (HCE)
• Older Americans Act : Title III-B and III-E

Health Start is a free program for all pregnant women and women with babies under the age of 3.

Educational outreach areas include:

• Breastfeeding
• Childbirth
• Parenting
• Smoking cessation
• Staying healthy between pregnancies

Call for more information.

Each month The Pantry of Broward, Inc. offers a food box is to clients.

Each box is stocked with:

• Breads
• Canned Beans
• Canned Fruits
• Canned Vegetables
• Cereal
• Fresh Vegetables
• Juice
• Macaroni & Cheese
• Milk
• Pasta
• Pastries
• Peanut Butter & Jelly
• Rice
• Soup
• Tomato Sauce
• Tuna

Please call for more information.

The Morse Geriatric Center is a long-term care facility designed and dedicated to serving the elderly in Palm Beach County. It is also a teaching facility.

The center includes medical experts including:

• A Board-certified Medical Director
• Certified Nursing Assistants
• Physical, occupational and speech-language therapists
• Registered and licensed practical nurses
• Social Workers
• Therapeutic recreation professionals

Please call for more info.

Our short term rehab program helps in treating patients who have experienced severe medical conditions. Please call for more info.

Services include:

• Pain and wound care
• Specialty physicians
• Respiratory therapy
• Therapeutic recreation
• Therapy gym
• Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy

Tours of the program are available.

Mothers Helping Mothers provides basic needs to families in need. They give children's clothing and baby items. These items can include cribs, car seats, strollers, formula, breast pumps, and more. All are given free of charge. They also offer emotional support and referrals to other agencies. Please call 941.953.7572 or visit their website to learn more.