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Home Visitation

Philly Families CAN- Free support for families prenatally to 3 years old

Free support and expertise for new parents where you’re most comfortable – at home! Free Support Professionals that
will be there to provide you the help and resources you need to keep you and  your baby healthy during your pregnancy as well as up to 3 years old.  Go to https://phillyfamiliescan.com/ or call 215-685-4701 about this amazing program. Health professionals can also refer families by clicking https://www.phillylovesfamilies.com/providers#referral-links
Flyer click here  in Spanish here

Directory of home visiting programs

Click here for a comprehensive directory of home visiting programs that support pregnant and parenting families of young infants in Philadelphia. Listed by zip code.

MOMobile Healthy Families America (Maternity Care Coalition)

MOMobile HFA supports families from pregnancy through age 3 by providing in-home case management, family support, and health education. Community health workers link pregnant women and their families to prenatal care, health care, behavioral health services, early intervention services, and other community resources. Services in Spanish and English. 267-773-5130
maternitycarecoalition.org/momobile

The Parent-Child Home Visiting Program

ParentChild+ works with families with children between 16 months and four years old, over a two-year period. A trained community-based Early Learning Specialists visits twice a week for 30 minutes to help parents get their children ready for school. Parents will receive 46 books and toys over two cycles of the Program. All visits are currently conducted virtually due to COVID.

To enroll families in North Philadelphia contact: Anieka Mukhtar at 267-361-7877
To enroll Latino and African immigrant families in South and Southwest Philadelphia contact: Loyda Guzman at 215-219-8985

To enroll families in West Philadelphia contact Monica Allison at 267-666-8661

Eligibility Criteria

Nurse-Family Partnership

 Nurse Family Partnership is a nurse home visiting program for women having their first baby. The Nurse-Family Partnership provides regular home visits with a registered nurse during pregnancy, these visits continue until the baby is two years old. To qualify, participants must be having their first baby, be no more than 28 weeks pregnant, want to participate, live in Philadelphia, and meet the income requirements. There is no cost for the program. Program goals are as follows: improve pregnancy outcomes, improve child health and development, improve families’ economic self-sufficiency. Our program services all Philadelphia zip codes. To enroll in the program, please call 215-287-2114 .
www.nursefamilypartnership.org/

Early Head Start

A child development and family support program for pregnant women living in Philadelphia and families with children less then 3 years old. Provides weekly parent-child interaction in the family’s home, play groups twice a month, and info on health and nutrition. Click below to find one close to you.
www.ehsnrc.org/index.htm

Philly LIFTS- Families affected by NAS (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome)

Philly LIFTS (Linking Infants and Families to Services) is a program that provides direct support to parents and children affected by NAS (infant with opioids in their system). Info here https://www.phila.gov/2021-02-20-city-programs-help-families-affected-by-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas/ or call (215) 776-4406

Healthy Start

The Healthy Start program provides case management, home visiting, and health education to help pregnant women get the care they need to have healthy babies. Operated by Phila. Dept. of Public Health (call 215-685-2457) , Momobile (call 267-773-5120) and Einstein (call 1-800-346-7834)
Click here for provider by zip code.

www.phila.gov/health/MCFH/HealthyStart.html
maternitycarecoalition.org/momobile/#healty-start-momobile
Provider referral form

Text for Baby

Free weekly text messages to help mother’s through their pregnancy and through the baby’s 1st year. Text BABY to 511411 or BEBE for Spanish.
www.text4baby.org


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