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Parenting Support

CAPS (Child and Parent Services)

Offers parenting education
Trained support workers make home visits
Provides services for supervised visitation

1000 W. Hively Ave., Elkhart, 46517

(574) 295-2277

Community Wellness Partners- Speak Life Initiative

Free pregnancy assistance program focused on ethnic and racial minority women between the ages of 15 and 35 who are either have Medicaid insurance or are eligible.
Serving St. Joseph, Elkhart, LaPorte and Marshall Counties.
Helping with doctor visits
Connects to prenatal care
Home visits
Help with food and housing needs
Smoking cessation (Baby and Me Tobacco Free).
Services are provided by an Registered Nurse and Community Health Workers who are also trained as Doulas to assist with labor and birth

Contact – Kelli Brien at 574-232-4234

Families First Center

Offers parent education
Provides services for supervised visitation

605 Portage Ave., South Bend, 46616

(574) 287-4375

(574) 288-0691 (fax)

Healthy Families, Family & Children’s Center Program

Voluntary home visitation program
Parents must be enrolled before the baby is 3 months old (once enrolled they can stay in the program until the child turns 5 years)
For low income parents up to age 25
Increases positive parenting skills, health pregnancies, use of social systems, provide referrals

315 W. Jefferson, South Bend, 46601

(574) 287-0541

Indiana Parenting Institute

Offers parenting courses
After-school services
Various parenting services

215 W. Madison St., South Bend, 46601

(574) 404-6170

(574) 404-6171 (fax)

La Leche League of South Bend

Holds free monthly meetings providing info on breastfeeding
Mother-to-mother support
Lending library, information sheets, and booklets on all aspects of breastfeeding
Has breast pumps and books for sale
Voluntary membership fee is $30

Click here for meeting times and locations

(574) 334-7624

Life Plan

Parenting classes
Life skills training
Men's mentoring
Material Support

527 E. Main St. Niles, MI

(269) 684-6200

Hours: Mon-Tues, Thurs, 9:00am – 8:00pm

Wed, 9:00am – 3:30pm

Fri, 9:00am – 1:00pm

Memorial Regional Childbirth Center

Complete childbirth prep class-preparation for normal course of labor and birth, includes breastfeeding and baby care classes
Register by fourth month
$75 per couple

615 N. Michigan Street, South Bend, 46601

(574) 647-6801

Memorial Breastfeeding Support Clinic

Free breastfeeding support
No appointments needed
Weight checks and one-on-one help

At Brain works in the Leighton Center

534 N. Michigan Street, South Bend, 46601

(574) 647-6801

Hours: Mon, Thurs, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Perinatal Infant Health Project (P.I.H.P.)

Social workers make regular home visits with the expectant mothers through pregnancy and for one year post-partum
Offers pregnancy education and resources
Pregnancy, childbirth, and nutrition information
Breastfeeding and parenting classes and support groups
Free prenatal classes
B.A.B.E. coupons
Help with Medicaid and Hoosier Healthwise

Beacon Community Health

574.647.7139

RETA

Mom's, dad's and couple's 1 on 1 coaching
Mother's club with childcare provided
Material support

300 W. High St., Elkhart, 46516

(574) 522-4357

Safe Families for Children

Temporarily host children and provide a network of support to families in crisis
Provides free childcare

(219) 465-7777

St. Joseph County Department of Health -Maternal and Infant Health & Wellbeing

Education on decreasing the risk of complications for moms and babies
Connection to community resources
Stay Close. Sleep Apart. – safe sleep education
Life Course Reproductive Health Education

Contact – Sally Dixon, RN

574-250-8680

sdixon@sjcindiana.com

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center

Childbirth classes ($45 per series, must register)
Prenatal breastfeeding class (free, open to all pregnant moms)
- Ask for Gail when calling

5214 Holy Cross Pkwy, 4th floor, Mishawaka, 46545

(574) 335-2323

(574) 335-5000

Prenatal breastfeeding class times: Last Tues, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Childbirth class meeting times: Tues-Wed, 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Sat, 9:00am – 2:30pm

WIC (Women, Infants & Children)

Food vouchers for expectant, postpartum, and breastfeeding moms as well as children up to age 5
Offers breastfeeding and parenting classes
Weight-check Wednesdays
BABE stores offers breastfeeding and other supplies

325 N. Lafayette, South Bend, 46601

(574) 234-2360

201 Lincolnway W., Mishawaka, 46544

(574) 647-2145

(574) 647-2175

Hours: Mon-Tues, Thurs-Fri, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Wed, 10:00am – 7:00pm (weight-check 10:00am – 4:00pm)