Family Connects offered by Answers Counseling

521 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Tacoma, WA 98405

Provides mobile services at home or in the community.

Eligibility

For families who reside in Pierce County. We can visit biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, etc. Visits can be made up to 12 weeks after the baby leaves the hospital.

Hours

M-F, 8am-5pm. Baby Lounge times vary.

(253) 851-1801

Voice

https://www.familyconnectswa.org/baby-lounge

Application process

Call or inquire via website. Baby Lounges sign-up is online.

Fees

None.

Service area

98499
98444
98408

Description

Offers free nurse home visits for caregivers and their newborns. Provides a medical check-up on the birth parent and the baby, as well as education for the family, lactation assistance, answers to any questions the family may have, and connection to local resources that help families thrive. Also offers weekly support with a virtual and in-person Baby Lounge - a place for all families with babies to connect and learn together as parents. Groups are facilitated by a health professional. There are child care stipends available, and refreshments are provided.

What's Here

Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs Postpartum Care

Providing organization

Answers Counseling, Consultation and Case Management

Located in eight counties and provide home visiting nursing, behavioral health, dietetic and community health services.