New Mothers ServicesConnect is a referral service. It helps expectant parents and families with young children. Its goal is to improve birth outcomes and child development. Call or visit the website to learn more.
Education, Support, & Resources Available:
This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Usual Types of Assistance Are:
Healthy Start of North Central Florida provides the following services free of charge to pregnant women and new mothers:
Customers may receive help of up to $500 for electric service once a year. Customers seeking help may call FPL Customer Service or the partner agency for the Care To Share in their area. Please see the website for more information.
Healthy Families offers help to all those in need. They offer a home visiting program for expectant parents and parents of newborns experiencing stressful life situations. Please call or visit the website for more information
The Healthy Start program is a home visiting program that helps through pregnancy and after the baby is born. This program is free to pregnant women, infants, and families with children up to age 3 who are at-risk or need help with healthy child development. This program focuses on pregnancy, breastfeeding, and newborn care.
Alachua County Office: 352.337.1200
Bradford County: 904.964.7732
Citrus County: 352.513.6078
Columbia County: 386.758.1065
Dixie County: 352.498.1360
Gilchrist County: 352.463.3120
Hamilton County: 386.234.0560
Hernando County: 352.848.3977
Lafayette County: 386.294.1321
Lake County: 352.314.6933
Levy County: 352.486.5300
Marion County: 352.644.2717
Putnam County: 386.481.3614
Sumter County Office: 352.569.2959
Suwannee County: 386.362.2708
Union County: 386.496.3211
NewboRN Home Visiting is a free program for women in Alachua County who give birth there. Within a week a registered nurse or midwife will visit. They will check on the health of the baby and mother, as well as help with breastfeeding and nutrition, give tips of how to safely care for the baby, and help connect the family to other local resources. Call or visit the website for more information.
Nurse-Family Partnership is a program for pregnant women and their children. This program is for women who have an identified concern of substance exposure or are eligible for WIC and/or Medicaid, and teenage mothers. Clients must be enrolled during pregnancy. Call or visit the website for more information.
The Connect Program is a referral program. They provide many programs and resources. Some programs include infant safety, family planning, child development, nutrition, and more. Resources may include food, housing aid, employment, and more. This program is for pregnant women, infants, and families with young children. Eligibility is based on a screening. Call or visit the website for more information.
MIECHV/Parents as Teachers is a free program for parents with infants and young kids in stressful life situations. They teach parents and caregivers skills to help their children be healthy, safe, and ready to succeed in school. This program is for families with kids up to age 3 in Alachua and Marion counties. In Bradford, Columbia, and Putnam counties, this program is for families with kids up to age 5. Call or visit the website for more information.
