Coordinates with local parishes in Western Washington to provide baby clothing and diapers as well as other essential needs. Also offers parent support groups. Connects clients to additional resources. Call for a referral to a local program.
Local parishes provide services to families who are pregnant or are caregivers of young children.
Offers:
- Support groups for women and parents, although availability varies by location.
- Resource referral
- Materials support (clothing, diapers, wipes, etc., as available)
Provides preventive health and education services to help individuals have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Services are offered to pregnant people enrolled in Medicaid in addition to medical and prenatal care.
Provides preventive health and education services to help an individual have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Maternity services are offered in addition to medical and prenatal care and include:
- Social support
- Counseling
- Nursing
- Parent education
- Nutritional services.
Helps new parents access medical, social, educational, and environmental services to improve the health and wellbeing of their infants. Promotes a supportive network for families through referrals and connections in the community.
Program that helps parents promote healthy development in children, and to deal with a wide variety of common social, emotional and behavioral issues and developmental concerns.
Program that helps parents promote healthy development in children, and to deal with a wide variety of common social, emotional and behavioral issues and developmental concerns. This course is a prevention program and does NOT satisfy court ordered requirements. Programs available in English and Spanish.
Course helps:
- Strengthen family relationships
- Encourage positive behaviors
- Teach a child new skills and behaviors
- Gain confidence handling disruptive or challenging behaviors
- Taking care of yourself as a parent.
Offers a Triple P Group where parents in similar situations can meet.
Parents who can support each other and share their stories.
Each group is 8 weeks,1-2 hours per week.
Triple P Group is free and open to families with children ages 0-17.
Offers parenting classes for new and expectant parents. Participants earn vouchers they can spend at a baby boutique for items like diapers, formula, clothing, cribs and car seats. Separate mentoring available for mothers and fathers.
Facilitates one-on-one meetings with a parenting mentor, who can help clients set up a class schedule and meet for individual parenting training sessions and encouragement. Separate mentoring available for mothers and fathers.
Classes meet court requirements. Topics include:
- Nurturing relationships.
- Safe places
- Healthy start
- Effective education
Clients enrolled and participating in the parenting program may be eligible for additional support.
Participants earn "Care Net Cash" which they can use to shop in the baby boutique, which has items like diapers, formula, clothing and baby furniture including car seats and cribs.
Limited one-time assistance provided for non-participants.
Offers a support program for pregnant women and families of infants and toddlers. Parenting education and advocacy, as well as assistance obtaining free baby food, formula, diapers, car seats and maternity/baby clothing provided.
Provides clients with incentives to learn life skills as they earn "Baby Bucks" to spend in the "Baby Boutique" on items they need. Once enrolled, a client works with an advocate to choose a curriculum that fits their needs and interests. Clients earn "Baby Bucks" while they learn how to be better parents. There are programs available in financial planning, relationship building and communications tools. Available resources includes: layettes, diapers, wipes, clothing - sizes infant to 2T, car seats, cribs and baby furniture.
Provides education, support and for breastfeeding, tongue-tied infants, premature infants, jaundiced infants and more. Connects individuals with the First Steps program which assists low income families by providing maternity and infant care services.
Provides education, support and treatment for breastfeeding, lactation consultations, tongue-tied infants, premature infants, jaundiced infants and more. Also, connects individuals with the First Steps program which assists low income families by provide maternity and infant care services.
Provides preventative health services to help women have a healthy pregnancy. Offers family-centered obstetrical care, including delivery at Swedish First Hill.
Provides preventative health services to help people have a healthy pregnancy.
Offers family-centered obstetrical care, including delivery at Swedish - First Hill.
Provides individualized education and counseling services for women and their partners before and after birth.
Offers the Parental Support Services case management program for low-income people who receive state medical assistance.
Team includes a nurse, nutritionist and a social worker.
Provides a helpline for support and local referrals for post partum issues. Offers online information and support groups to help families, providers, and communities learn about the emotional and mental health of childbearing families.
Provides a helpline for support and local referrals for post-partum issues.
Offers online information and support groups to help families, providers, and communities learn about the emotional and mental health of childbearing families. Website helps locate specialized support coordinators. Each state or county page offers information on how to contact PSI coordinators, crisis hotlines, support groups, and events in that area.
Provides comprehensive health care services for women at every stage of life. Offers contraception, cancer screening and STI testing/treatment. Treats menstrual disorders, and offers prenatal and post-partum care. Offers First Steps case management.
Provides comprehensive health care services for women at every stage of life.
Reproductive Healthcare Services
Offers contraception, breast, cervical and colon cancer screening, STI testing/treatment, and menopause hormone replacement therapy or symptom management.
Treats menstrual disorders (heavy periods, painful periods, irregular periods, abnormal uterine bleeding) and acute concerns of the breast or pelvic organs.
Pregnancy & Postpartum Care
Provides prenatal care with a team of Midwives and Family Practice providers. Services include routine prenatal visits, preparing for birth and staying up to date on important pregnancy immunizations, screenings and post-partum follow up.
First Steps
Helps meet the medical and social service needs of pregnant women covered by Medicaid. Registered nurses, registered dietitians, behavioral health specialists, community health workers, and infant case managers teach and support women throughout their pregnancy and up to two months post-partum.
Offers infant case management until the baby’s first birthday by providing parents with information and linkage to community resources such as medical, social, educational, and environmental services.
Thriving Heart is an educational resource that coaches the next parenting generation through life-skill classes, focus groups, and workshops with an emphasis on building relationship through community.
Thriving Heart is an educational resource that coaches the next parenting generation through life-skill classes, focus groups, and workshops with an emphasis on building relationship through community.
Offers numerous classes that are based on asset-based activities, support, community awareness, and training.
Offers programs that help parents to deal constructively and consistently with a broad spectrum of child rearing problems which may include sibling rivalry; school behavior and performance; poor self-esteem; shyness; drug use; sexual promiscuity; and the whole range of negative, acting-out behaviors including whining, temper tantrums, disobedience, insolence and destructiveness.
Some parenting skills development programs utilize a step-by-step approach for managing specific problems and may incorporate application at home of techniques that were discussed and practiced in the classroom setting. Other programs may offer participatory family workshops which provide opportunities for parents and children to learn and practice methods for dealing with one another under the guidance of a trained facilitator. Most training programs teach the parent a particular way of talking and relating to their children that reinforces positive behaviors and communication and decreases negative behaviors while supporting the development of a relationship that is built on fairness, mutual caring and respect.
Offers parenting classes for new and expectant parents. Participants earn vouchers they can spend at a baby boutique for items like diapers, formula, clothing, cribs and car seats. Separate mentoring available for mothers and fathers.
Facilitates one-on-one meetings with a parenting mentor, who can help clients set up a class schedule and meet for individual parenting training sessions and encouragement. Separate mentoring available for mothers and fathers.
Classes meet court requirements. Topics include:
- Nurturing relationships.
- Safe places
- Healthy start
- Effective education
Clients enrolled and participating in the parenting program may be eligible for additional support.
Participants earn "Care Net Cash" which they can use to shop in the baby boutique, which has items like diapers, formula, clothing and baby furniture including car seats and cribs.
Limited one-time assistance provided for non-participants.
Offers parenting classes for new and expectant parents. Participants earn vouchers they can spend at a baby boutique for items like diapers, formula, clothing, cribs and car seats. Separate mentoring available for mothers and fathers.
Facilitates one-on-one meetings with a parenting mentor, who can help clients set up a class schedule and meet for individual parenting training sessions and encouragement. Separate mentoring available for mothers and fathers.
Classes meet court requirements. Topics include:
- Nurturing relationships.
- Safe places
- Healthy start
- Effective education
Clients enrolled and participating in the parenting program may be eligible for additional support.
Participants earn "Care Net Cash" which they can use to shop in the baby boutique, which has items like diapers, formula, clothing and baby furniture including car seats and cribs.
Limited one-time assistance provided for non-participants.
Provides support and connection for new parents, and distributes baby supplies such as diapers and wipes as well as infant clothing. Provides information about parenting a baby and breastfeeding.
Provides support and connection for parents and distributes baby supplies such as diapers and wipes as well as clothing for infants and children. Offers activities for kids.
Provides pregnancy and parenting related care coordination and support, including home visits, to pregnant people on Medicaid as well as to first time parents. Also provides assistance and guidance to parents of children with complex medical needs.
Offer pregnancy, post-pregnancy, breast/chestfeeding, and parenting services at public health centers across King County. Not all services offered at all locations.
Maternity Support Services (Part of First Steps):
Helps people have healthy pregnancies and recover from pregnancy. Coordinates support until the baby is two months old, and provides breast/chestfeeding support by:
- Health education and counseling.
- Regular visits in the clinic, by phone or video, or in the client’s home or community setting.
- Support beyond the doctor or midwife, including nurses, nutritionists, social workers and community health workers.
- Referrals to OB care, WIC, health insurance and other community resources.
Infant Case Management (Part of First Steps):
- Provides support and guidance from the time the baby is 2-3 months old through baby’s first birthday (for those who qualify).
- Helps clients become self-sufficient in gaining access to medical, social, educational and other services they might need.
Nurse Family Partnership:
Public health nurses provide care coordination services through home or community visits or on the telephone
- Partners pregnant people with registered nurses from pregnancy through their child’s 2nd birthday
- Delivers the support first-time parents need to have a healthy pregnancy, a healthy birth, and a healthy infancy for the baby.
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs:
Public health nurses provide care coordination services through home or community visits or on the telephone. Services include:
- Developmental screenings and assessments
- Help with concerns such as feeding, nutrition, growth, development and behavior.
- Help connect CYSHCN families to the health and related services they need to thrive.
Family Ways:
- Provides culturally relevant peer support for three community groups: Native American/Alaska Natives, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and U.S. born Black/African Americans from pregnancy through age 5.
- Supports clients with pregnancy, parenting, community-connections and resource navigation
- Registered Dietitian, Social Worker, and Public Health Nurse available for consultation and coaching
Offers resources for families including clothing and baby supplies such as diapers and formula. Offers support groups and classes for parents as well as play groups for young children. Connects parents to additional resources in the community.
Offers resources for families including clothing and baby supplies such as diapers and formula as well as children's books. Offers support groups and classes for parents as well as play groups for young children. Connects parents to additional resources in the community.
Program that helps parents promote healthy development in children, and to deal with a wide variety of common social, emotional and behavioral issues and developmental concerns.
Program that helps parents promote healthy development in children, and to deal with a wide variety of common social, emotional and behavioral issues and developmental concerns. This course is a prevention program and does NOT satisfy court ordered requirements. Programs available in English and Spanish.
Course helps:
- Strengthen family relationships
- Encourage positive behaviors
- Teach a child new skills and behaviors
- Gain confidence handling disruptive or challenging behaviors
- Taking care of yourself as a parent.
Offers a Triple P Group where parents in similar situations can meet.
Parents who can support each other and share their stories.
Each group is 8 weeks,1-2 hours per week.
Triple P Group is free and open to families with children ages 0-17.
Provides support and information related to prenatal and postpartum health including family planning, breastfeeding, and nutrition for pregnant people enrolled in Medicaid. Offers guidance in the care of the new infant through their first birthday.
Offers support and information related to prenatal and postpartum health, including brief counseling to prevent stress and depression. Provides information and referrals for appropriate services and resources in the community.
Provides information one-on-one and in group settings related to prenatal and postpartum care including:
- Family planning
- Breastfeeding
- Physical discomforts due to pregnancy
- Nutrition
Provides support and guidance in the care of the new infant from the time the baby is 2-3 months old through his or her first birthday.
Provides community-based programs and services focused on providing preventive health and education for growing families, as well as community health nursing services for at-risk children/families.
Maternal Health Services provides community-based programs and services focused on providing preventive health and education for growing families throughout Central Washington.
With a staff dedicated to giving families a healthy, hopeful start in life, Maternal Health Services offers programs in genetic counseling, maternity support services, maternal child health home visiting and coordination of regional perinatal improvement programs.
Services available:
- Central Washington Genetics Program: Offers genetic counseling, specialized genetic testing and diagnostic services.
- Maternal Child Health Program: Provides office and home visits by a community health nurse or a licensed counselor. For more information, please call 509-575-8160.
- Regional Perinatal Program (4th Floor): Provides quality improvement for perinatal services in Central Washington Childbirth Education Classes. For more information, call 509-575-8160.
With guidance from Maternal Health Services, families are able to decide which programs would be most helpful for them. Women at risk of premature delivery may need prenatal education in their homes, while others may want to learn how to enhance their child's early development.
For those who need assistance with nutrition, a WIC (women, infants and children) program is located adjacent to the Maternal Health Services office.
By giving women the information and support they need to make healthy choices, Maternal Health Services strives to promote healthy babies and strong families. All services are available in English and Spanish.
Offers parenting classes for new and expectant parents. Participants earn vouchers they can spend at a baby boutique for items like diapers, formula, clothing, cribs and car seats. Separate mentoring available for mothers and fathers.
Facilitates one-on-one meetings with a parenting mentor, who can help clients set up a class schedule and meet for individual parenting training sessions and encouragement. Separate mentoring available for mothers and fathers.
Classes meet court requirements. Topics include:
- Nurturing relationships.
- Safe places
- Healthy start
- Effective education
Clients enrolled and participating in the parenting program may be eligible for additional support.
Participants earn "Care Net Cash" which they can use to shop in the baby boutique, which has items like diapers, formula, clothing and baby furniture including car seats and cribs.
Limited one-time assistance provided for non-participants.
Program that helps parents promote healthy development in children, and to deal with a wide variety of common social, emotional and behavioral issues and developmental concerns.
Program that helps parents promote healthy development in children, and to deal with a wide variety of common social, emotional and behavioral issues and developmental concerns. This course is a prevention program and does NOT satisfy court ordered requirements. Programs available in English and Spanish.
Course helps:
- Strengthen family relationships
- Encourage positive behaviors
- Teach a child new skills and behaviors
- Gain confidence handling disruptive or challenging behaviors
- Taking care of yourself as a parent.
Offers a Triple P Group where parents in similar situations can meet.
Parents who can support each other and share their stories.
Each group is 8 weeks,1-2 hours per week.
Triple P Group is free and open to families with children ages 0-17.
Program that helps parents promote healthy development in children, and to deal with a wide variety of common social, emotional and behavioral issues and developmental concerns.
Program that helps parents promote healthy development in children, and to deal with a wide variety of common social, emotional and behavioral issues and developmental concerns. This course is a prevention program and does NOT satisfy court ordered requirements. Programs available in English and Spanish.
Course helps:
- Strengthen family relationships
- Encourage positive behaviors
- Teach a child new skills and behaviors
- Gain confidence handling disruptive or challenging behaviors
- Taking care of yourself as a parent.
Offers a Triple P Group where parents in similar situations can meet.
Parents who can support each other and share their stories.
Each group is 8 weeks,1-2 hours per week.
Triple P Group is free and open to families with children ages 0-17.
Provides preventive health and education services to help an individual have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Serves pregnant people enrolled in Medicaid and are offered in addition to medical and prenatal care.
Provides preventive health and education services to help an individual have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Maternity services are offered in addition to medical and prenatal care and include:
- Screening for possible pregnancy risk factors
- Brief counseling for identified risk factors
- Referral to community resources
Helps parents access medical, social, educational, and environmental services to improve the health and wellbeing of their infants. Promotes a supportive network for families through referrals and connections in the community.
For individuals who are having their first baby. Parents receive home visits from a specially trained nurse throughout the pregnancy and continue to visit until the baby is 2 years old.
Offers a free voluntary program that pairs the pregnant parent with a nurse with specialized training to support and provide information during the pregnancy and through the child’s second birthday.