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Health, Wellness & Safety

Well-checks, vaccinations, doctors. Knowing what steps to take to keep your child healthy is a lot. Our resources can help provide you the support you need to help keep your child on track and improve their health and well-being! As they continue to grow and develop, we’re here to help you make sense of what well-visits are, why they’re important and how you can stay on track. If you need to find a pediatrician, or help attending regular doctor’s visits; we’re here to help you understand it all. Fill out our eligibility screener to learn about all the resources you qualify for based on your needs.

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Child Care Referrals

4C For Children

4C for Children’s Child Care Referral service assists families in finding and choosing quality child care, while empowering them with the resources they need to choose the best care for their children. 4C specialists can be reached through email or phone and will help families identify specific needs, do a customized search to meet specific situations and provide potential child care options that fit those needs. This service is provided free of charge.
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Cribs for Kids

Public Health

Cribs for Kids seeks to reduce infant sleep-related deaths by educating parents and caregivers on the importance of practicing the ABCs of safe sleep for their babies and by providing eligible families and expecting mothers with a free pack ‘n play for their baby. Families must be a resident of Greene or Montgomery County, WIC-eligible, at least 32 weeks pregnant or a child under 1 year of age with no other safe sleep space to qualify.
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Early Head Start

MVCDC

Early Head Start serves children from 6 weeks to age 3 and income-eligible pregnant women. Children receive developmental screenings and special services they may need. Mothers-to-be get connected to prenatal care, and families learn parenting skills and how to promote their child’s early brain development. Options include Full-Day, Full-Year and Home Base.
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Family Coaching

Omega CDC

The family coaching team is dedicated to helping families across our community achieve self-sufficiency. Our family coaches assist with goal setting, problem-solving, and connecting families to local programs and resources for stability and growth. We celebrate accomplished goals with monetary incentives.
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Five Rivers Healthy Start

Five Rivers Health Centers

This is a free program that offers support and help for pregnant women, moms, dads, and babies to help them have healthy lives. Our team assists with funding and applying for insurance, as well as education and information about how both parents play a role in pre-pregnancy, labor delivery and daily parenting of your baby.
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Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Care Support

4C For Children

4C for Children provides support and resources to foster, adoptive and kinship care families. Our free services help families navigate each step of the journey towards becoming a foster family, an adoptive family or in providing kinship care (relatives, extended family members or non-relative adults who have a long-standing relationship or bond with a child).
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Head Start

MVCDC

Head Start provides early learning for children from age 3 to 5. Our evidence-based curriculum focuses on getting young learners ready for kindergarten. Children also receive developmental screenings and are connected to healthcare providers, including for dental and vision needs.  Options include part-day (3.5 hrs. M-Th), 6.5 hours, M-F and Full-Day, Full-Year (10 hrs. a day).
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Help Me Grow Brighter Futures

GDAHA

Free services and support for pregnant women, caregivers with new babies, and families with young children to the age of three. These evidence-based programs provide education, support, and advocacy.
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Immunization Clinic

Public Health

Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County’s Clinic provides routine childhood and adult vaccinations including protection against measles, mumps, rubella, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis and more. Services are provided on a sliding fee scale. No one will be turned away based on their ability to pay.
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Job & Family Services Children Services Division

Montgomery County

We protect children and strengthens families. We investigate thousands of claims of abuse and neglect each year, and we prevent dangerous situations by working with families and providing them with helpful resources. If you have a concern about possible child abuse or child neglect, please call 937-224-KIDS (937-224-5437).
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Montgomery County Human Services Planning and Development

Montgomery County

This program operates under the authority of the Montgomery County Board of County Commissioners to work with stakeholders (community volunteers, public and private agencies, funders, individuals, families and children, clients and caregivers, etc.) to ensure that the most effective health and human services are available to Montgomery County residents.
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Montgomery County Job & Family Services Child Support Division

Montgomery County

We offer a wide range of services to help parents meet the needs of their children. Those include establishing and enforcing child support orders, establishing paternity, legal assistance, paying and receiving support and managing past due support, among others.
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Montgomery County Job & Family Services Family Assistance Division

Montgomery County

We determine eligibility for several programs designed to strengthen individuals and families to help them attain self-sufficiency. These include Food Assistance/SNAP, Cash Assistance, Medical Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Emergency Aid (PRC) for Needy Families and Adult Protective Services.
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Neighborhood Navigation

Public Health

Neighborhood Navigators connect local pregnant and newly post-partum people to the resources and services they need to support a healthy birth and baby. Neighborhood Navigators can provide resources to help with baby supplies, prenatal care, home visiting services, and more.
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On Our Sleeves

Dayton Children's

On Our Sleeves works in the community to reduce the need for long term mental health care, to enhance mental wellness, and to develop resilience to overcome traumas.
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Parent & Youth Ambassadors

4C For Children

4C for Children Parent & Youth Ambassadors (PYAs) are a single, in-person resource that helps families navigate state and local services and benefits for children ages birth to 21. PYA staff have lived experience in social systems and will accompany families on the journey of connecting with agencies and government services and applying for the assistance needed. All services provided are free.
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Pathways HUB

GDAHA

A free program to help connect people to medical and social services they and their loved ones need most. Participants partner with a community health worker to empower them to make decisions regarding their health and well-being.
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Service Coordination Through the Montgomery County Family and Children First Council

Montgomery County

This program helps bring services to children and families in a way that is simple and organized for the family. Service coordination finds agencies, people and services that help children and families, and with family involvement, organizes a plan to get the child and family what they need.
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Therapeutic Intervention Preschool (TIP)

MVCDC

TIP is a 6 hr., M-F trauma-informed program, meaning we focus on helping your child deal with all of their physical, social and emotional needs. Our focus is on helping your son or daughter control their mind and body and calm themselves so they can learn. Small class sizes and specially trained teachers make this a good fit for some children.
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UbiCare

Dayton Children's

Dayton Children’s is here to support you every step of the way on your parenting journey. Through Ubicare, we’ll keep you informed about your child’s health, development, and other important updates. Sign up to receive helpful tips and updates tailored to your child, delivered straight to your inbox or via text.
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WIC

Public Health

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) serves families by providing nutrition education, supplemental foods, breastfeeding education and support, and referrals to health care and other services. WIC participation is based on income eligibility.  Pregnant people, new mothers, infants and children up to age five are eligible.
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Zero to Three Healthy Steps

Dayton Children's & Healthy Steps

Evidence-based program that promotes health, well-being and school readiness of babies and toddlers.
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