Quick
Links to: Information on Help and Services available
to Mothers and Children |
 Healthy Start is a program that offers pregnant women,
infants and young children services that promote healthy pregnancies
and healthy babies. |
The Pasco County Health Department provides a wide
range of clinical, environmental, and other public health services
to the residents of Pasco County. |
La Leche League is a non-profit, non-sectarian
organization founded for the purpose of giving information,
support, and encouragement to all mothers who want to breastfeed
their babies. |
 Florida's Child Support Enforcement Program is here to help children get the support they need. |
 Healthy
Families Florida is a community-based, voluntary home
visiting program designed to promote positive parent/child interaction
and healthy childhood growth and development, thereby preventing
child abuse and neglect. The program is modeled after the highly
successful national Healthy Families America Initiative, which
is based on over two decades of research and experience with
successful home visitor programs. |
Head Start / School Readiness: Serving families so
that all children can learn and grow in a healthy, nurturing
environment. |
 Pregnancy testing, counseling, support system
6107 Ohio Avenue • New Port Richey , FL 34652
Tel: 727-846-9999 |
 WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants,
and Children. WIC provides the following
at no cost: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling,
breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care.
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 The Department of Children & Families is
committed to working in partnership with local communities to
ensure safety, well-being and self-sufficiency for the people
they serve. |
 Florida KidCare provides low cost health insurance
for uninsured children from birth to 18.
Español |
 The
mission of the March of Dimes is to improve
the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant
mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community
services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March
of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers
and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance
against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects,
low birthweight. |
 Apply
online for Food Stamps, Temporary Cash Assistance
or Medicaid.
There are links to printable application forms as well in
English, Spanish, and Creole.
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