🤰👶 Pregnancy, Expectant Parent & Early Childhood Resources

Whether you're expecting a baby, caring for a young child, or supporting a growing family, the following resources can help connect you with education, healthcare, parenting support, financial assistance, early childhood programs, and essential supplies throughout Northwest Indiana and beyond.

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𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 & 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
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📈 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

➼ CDC – Learn the Signs. Act Early.
Includes free tools and resources for parents, caregivers, health care providers, early educators, and other early childhood professionals to help monitor a child’s early development and act on recommendations for early follow-up on developmental concerns:
• Developmental milestone checklists (2 months–5 years)
• Milestone Tracker app
• Resources for parents and educators
• Early intervention guidance
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➼ Indiana First Steps
Helps Hoosier families make sure their infants and toddlers receive services now to help them in the future. Services through First Steps are designed to meet the developmental needs of the child
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➼ Lantern
Delivers free text messages with age-based parenting tips and local resources from pregnancy through the preteen years. Messages are personalized to your child's age (from pregnancy through the preteen years) and include localized information on community events and resources.
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🤱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 & 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

➼ My Healthy Baby
Connects pregnant women with free local family support providers during pregnancy and through baby's first year.
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➼ Milk Express by The Milk Bank
Provides Pasteurized Donor Human Milk (PDHM) for eligible infants with medical needs or breastfeeding support.
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👶 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀

➼ The Cloth Option
Provides reusable cloth diapers and hygiene products for families in need.
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📚 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆

➼ Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Free monthly books mailed to children from birth until they begin school.
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𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
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👨‍👩‍👧 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀

➼ Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana
Provides free family support programs including:
• Mothers & Babies emotional wellness
• ETAP (Empowering Teens & Parents)
• Infant Safe Sleep education
• Smoke Free Moms
• Mental health screenings
• Healthy Families home visits
• Parents as Teachers
𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.
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➼ Family Focus
Supports Indiana families through expert-led education, crisis intervention, and compassionate support services through:
• Parenting education
• Family preservation
• Father engagement
• Crisis support
• In-home family services
𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘓𝘢𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦, 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.
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➼ Healthy Families
Promotes healthy families and healthy children through a variety of services including child development, access to health care, and parent education.
𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴
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🍼 𝗢𝗕/𝗚𝗬𝗡, 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 & 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲

➼ Northshore Health Centers
Offers full obstetric services and have convenient locations and hours to serve our mothers-to-be. From pregnancy testing through prenatal care, to delivery and post-partum follow-up care, as well as gynecology services, our skilled providers are there to answer questions and provide professional treatment for our patients through:
• New Beginnings Pregnancy Handbook
• Pregnancy test verification
• Breast pump assistance
• Car seat education, inspection, and installation
• Non-stress test for high-risk pregnant patients
• Pack-n-play assistance
• Perinatal loss program
• Safe Sleep program
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➼ Northwest Health
Dedicated to providing expectant mothers and newborns with care through:
• Birth navigation
• Maternal fetal medicine
• Prenatal care
• Childbirth education
• Breastfeeding support
• High-risk pregnancy care
• NICU services
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👩‍👧 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 & 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲-𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀

➼ Indiana 211
Contact 2-1-1 for referrals to:
• Housing assistance
• Food assistance
• Utility assistance
• Childcare
• Transportation
• Healthcare
• Parenting resources
• Financial assistance
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➼ WIC (Women, Infants & Children)
Improves access to nutritious foods and promotes healthier eating through:
• Nutrition and health screening and assessment
• Nutrition education and counseling
• Breastfeeding education and support
• Referrals to other Indiana health, family, and social services
• Supplemental healthy foods designed to meet special nutrition needs
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➼ SNAP
Provides food assistance to low- and no-income individuals and families.
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➼ TANF
Provides cash assistance and supportive services to assist families with children under age 18, helping them achieve economic self-sufficiency.
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➼ On My Way Pre-K
Provides free, high-quality Pre-K to 4-year-old children from income-eligible families. It helps prepare children for kindergarten by supporting their early learning in approved public schools, private centers, ministries, and licensed homes.
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𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲, 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 & 𝗟𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
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➼ Geminus – Early Head Start
Serves income-eligible pregnant women and families with children from birth through age 5 by providing:
• Early education
• Health screenings
• Family support
• School readiness services
𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵, 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘌𝘭𝘬𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥, 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘏𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘢 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦, 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦, 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘰 & 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.
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𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
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➼ First Things First Porter County
Connects families with:
• Prenatal and postpartum support
• Early childhood resources
• Home visiting
• Developmental screenings
• Help Me Grow
• Seeds of Promise
• Talking Is Teaching
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➼ Help Me Grow Porter County
Dedicated to ensuring that all children have the best possible start in life through:
• Developmental screenings
• Parent education
• Resource navigation
• Family support
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➼ Health 2 Home Porter County
Makes sure every baby gets a strong start, and every parent has the tools to succeed with:
• Childcare Assistance
• In-Home Nurse Visits
• Parent Empowerment
• Child Development Support
• Economic Stability
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➼ Porter County Health Department
Promotes, protects, and provides for the public health of the people of our community where every resident has equitable access to the knowledge, resources, and services needed to live a healthy life through:
• Care Coordination
• Environmental Division
• PoCo Health First Indiana
• Public Health Nursing
• School Health Liaison Program
• Vital Records
• Community Partnerships
• Monthly Diapering Support
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➼ Family & Youth Services Bureau – Tot Shop
Families earn coupons through healthy activities (prenatal visits, well-child checkups, parenting classes, etc.) that can be redeemed for:
• Diapers
• Cribs
• Mattresses
• Strollers
• Highchairs
• Baby clothing
• Toys & and more
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➼ Birthright of Valparaiso
Provides confidential, nonjudgmental support for women who are pregnant or may be pregnant, regardless of age, marital status, religion, or financial situation. Provides information, referrals and free resources.
Services:
Friendship, love and hope
Information about:
• Pregnancy
• Childbirth
• Adoption
• Prenatal Care
• Community Programs
Referrals for:
• Medical Support
• Financial Resources
• Housing, Legal
• Social Assistance
• Professional Counseling
Free Resources
• Pregnancy Tests
• Maternity and Baby Items
• Chat online for support
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𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
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Many Northwest Indiana hospitals and nonprofits also offer:
• Breastfeeding support groups
• Car seat safety checks
• Safe sleep education
• New parent classes
• Baby supply referrals
• Home visiting programs