New Mothers ServicesHannah’s Maternity Transitional Housing is apartment-based living for homeless teens between 16-22 years old. These teens are pregnant or have given birth to their baby within the last six months. It provides a safe place to live while staff help them develop adequate life skills. This leads to independence and successful parenting. Please call 850.784.1020 or visit the website to learn more.
Bay County Health Department provides a range of Health Services to those in need. Services are provided to residents of Bay County.
Services include:
CFLDB works to make sure that babies have healthy growth and development in the first three years of their life. They do this through providing diapers, wipes, and other baby items. As well as nutritional items and education. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Healthy Families Gadsden/Leon is a free home visiting program. The program is for expecting parents or parents who have a newborn baby younger than three months.
Healthy Families provides:
The Healthy Families Florida program is for expectant parents and parents of newborns. Parents that are dealing with stressful life problems. HFF offers home visits to help children and families succeed. They help parents with education and community support. Please call or visit the website to learn more.
Available Resources:
Healthy Families Florida offers services prenatally or at the birth of a baby to families who are voluntarily assessed as needing Healthy Families services using the validated Healthy Families Florida Assessment Tool (HFFAT).
Services can last for up to five years depending on the needs of the family. In addition to being pregnant or having just given birth, the family must reside in the targeted zip code area where services are provided and score 13 or above on the HFFAT. Families who have an open child protection case at the time of assessment are not eligible for Healthy Families Florida.
Please call 941.629.6477
Children’s Home Society of Florida provides Healthy Start. It is a program for pregnant women and families with infants. They will help you prepare for your new baby. They can refer you to free childbirth classes also. When your baby is born, they can provide developmental screenings, and continue helping after the birth. Please call or visit website.
This program may be able to provide various educational and counseling services to moms, newborns and families.
Call or visit website for more information.
Healthy Start is a free service. It is for eligible pregnant women, infants and children to age three. Services include care coordination and specialized Healthy Start services for pregnant women and infants. Please call 352.486.5300 or go to the website to learn more.
Services:
There is no cost for Healthy Start services. They are based on risk and need, not income or insurance.
Healthy Start provides a variety of services to help women have a healthy baby.
This includes:
