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Background: 

FREE and VOLUNTARY family support, home visitation services.  The program focuses on the primary caregiver and children, but also encompasses the needs of the whole family.

To be eligible for this program, a family must fit the following criteria:

• Live in Sacramento County,

• Pregnant woman or family with new baby 0-6 months of age,

• Live in one of the  zip codes served (please see the Referral Form for zip code information and the Locations page for a map showing where the nine sites are located)

• Priority is given to teen mothers and single parents.  

• You and your family may participate until your youngest child reaches age five.

Priority is given to "overburdened" families who are facing numerous challenges, but all families are welcome. You may phone, fax or e-mail referrals to the numbers noted on the Referral Form.  To refer yourself or someone else, please complete a Referral Form.

Purpose: 

The Birth & Beyond Program offers free services to families in their own homes and at Family Resource Centers.  We nurture the relationship between you and your baby and provide information and support through:

• Home Visits

• Child Development

• Parent Support

• Information

• Parent Groups

• Connections with Community Resources

Services: 

There are many services available to Birth & Beyond families, including parenting groups, information on nutrition, budgeting, health, immunizations, child development & community resources, and Play and Grow groups.  A multi-disciplinary team, dedicated to working with parents and children, staffs each site.  Home Visitors will come to families’ homes to:

• Offer services,

• Hear from families about the support they need,

• Work together to build on family strengths, and

• Focus on the critical first years of their baby’s life.

All nine sites have a Family Resource Center where parents and children can participate in activities that strengthen their families.

Vision: 

Birth & Beyond wants to: 

• Help you give your baby the most valuable gift of all -- an enthusiastic, loving, and nurturing family,

• Help you meet your baby's needs at every stage of growth, and

• Help your baby receive better medical care.

Service Providers: 

Birth & Beyond services are provided at Eight Family Resource Centers. 

I'm Interested in Participating.

Birth & Beyond may be right for you if:

• You want to be a better parent

• Your family is sometimes overburdened

• You sometimes feel isolated or alone

• You would like help at home

• You are a teen parent

• You would like help accessing prenatal care, perhaps haven't yet had any

• Your family or friends are far away

• You would like assistance getting health care coverage  

If you would like to participate in Birth & Beyond, click on the button below to complete a Referral Form that will allow us to contact you.

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