Family Support and Parenting Assistance
We offer home visits and support services to help at-risk women and their families have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby, with the goal of reducing the infant mortality rate for babies under one year of age. Family support programming includes:
• MomsFirst, which can provide the support moms need, whether this is their
first pregnancy or not. A highly trained Community Health Worker will assist
moms with their health and social service needs, parenting classes, questions
they may have about prenatal care, baby care, birth control or family planning.
Additional help can be provided to those currently in jail, participating in a
rehab program or living in a shelter.
Our Parenting and Family Skill Building services can include:
- Finding a doctor for mom and her baby
- Transportation to the doctor for mom’s and baby’s check-ups
- Connecting moms to any medical or social services they need
- Providing answers to questions moms may have about prenatal care, baby care, birth control and family planning
- Helping moms deliver a healthy baby
- Assessment of needs
- Individualized family service plan
- Home visits
- Family support
- Links to community resources and supports
- Help with establishing a medical provider
- Assistance in obtaining child care
- Job search skills
- Positive parenting techniques
- Information and activities regarding child’s development
Who’s Eligible?
MomsFirst services are available women who are pregnant, living in the City of Cleveland, with little or no prenatal care, and a need for transportation or supportive services, food or medical insurance.