Michelle and her husband were expectant parents referred to our Doula services by their midwife at 31 weeks pregnant. Both parents had many concerns and questions regarding this pregnancy. Our Doula, Mari, addressed their concerns and fears and provided support, education and linkages during and after the pregnancy. During visits, Mari provided nutritional and childbirth […]
Pictured here is Shadana, PAT+ Parent Educator video chatting with one of her clients. Although she cannot meet with families face to face at this moment she is still supporting them in every way possible.
Our Beds 4 Babies Project supplies our local hospitals and other community partners with Pack N Plays to distribute to families in need of a safe place for their newborn to sleep. Pictured here are nurses from Morton Plant Hospital and St. Petersburg Pediatrics receiving supplies from the Beds 4 Babies Project.
The Beds 4 Babies Project at the Healthy Start Coalition of Pinellas was able to provide a Pack N Play to a grandmother in the community. She will be caring for her grandchild while the mother heads back to work. Through this project the family can be relieved from stress and pressures of affording a […]
Due to the impact of COVID-19, the Beth Dillinger Foundation, Pasadena Community Church and Feeding Tampa Bay has been able to provide food trays for the families served by Healthy Start of Coalition of Pinellas! Healthy Start staff are working effortlessly to deliver essentials to families in the community.
The Sweat Family was referred to Healthy Start Home Visiting Services after relocating to Florida from Alaska. There are 8 children in the home. Mrs. Sweat states her care coordinator opened her eyes more and taught her things she didn’t know. The childbirth and breastfeeding education Mrs. Sweat obtained inspired her to become a Doula […]
Zenaida is a mother of four girls, ages 16, 12, 7 & 14 months old. During her pregnancy with Alexa (picture to the right), she was contacted by Healthy Start to receive home visitation services. Her Healthy Start care coordinator, Aida Sanchez, provided a nutritionist who helped Zenaida control her diabetes by losing weight and […]
Joy moved here from Nigeria in 2015 with two children – now ages 12 & 9 – and last year had a healthy baby boy who is now 5 months old. In addition to caring for her three children, she works fulltime as a Behavioral Technician in a hospital setting and goes to school part-time. […]