🤰👶 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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🤰 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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➼ 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
Serving Porter County.
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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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🩺 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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🍼 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦 & 𝗕𝗔𝗕𝗬 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦

➼ The Cloth Option
Provides reusable cloth diapers and hygiene products for families in need.
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➼ Diaper Banking & Formula Assistance
Food Bank of NWI is able to source diapers and formula for distribution via Mobile Markets or through agency partners.
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➼ Swaddling Clothes
Free store for parents who need a little help getting clothing, diapers, and other baby-related supplies for their little ones.
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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
Free Resources:
• Maternity and Baby Items
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➼ Additional Local Support
Many Northwest Indiana hospitals and nonprofits also offer:
• Baby supply referrals

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💺 𝗖𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘

➼ Safe Kids Northwest Indiana
Offers car-seat checkups, safety workshops and sports clinics, that help parents and caregivers prevent childhood injuries.
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➼ Northshore Health Centers
Offers car seat safety checks along with a variety of other services.
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➼ IU Automotive Safety Program
Do you need assistance with your car seat? If so, Child Safety Seat Inspection Stations are here to help.
Call 1-800-KID-N-Car

*Many local fire departments will assist in making sure your car seat is installed safely.

➼ Additional Local Support
Many Northwest Indiana hospitals and nonprofits also offer:
• Car seat safety checks

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📚 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗗 & 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

➼ 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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➼ 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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➼ 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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➼ Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Free monthly books mailed to children from birth until they begin school.
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👨‍👩‍👧 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧

➼ 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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💰 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟, 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗 & 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘

➼ 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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📍 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧

Many Northwest Indiana hospitals and nonprofits also offer:
• Breastfeeding support groups
• Safe sleep education
• New parent classes
• Baby supply referrals
• Car seat safety checks
• Home visiting programs