{"id":1241,"date":"2024-02-23T20:14:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T20:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mount-rogers\/?page_id=1241"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:55:19","slug":"family-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mount-rogers\/family-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n\t

The mission of the Family Services program is to protect and improve the health of all residents, with a focus on women, infants, children, adolescents, and their familes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

BabyCare<\/h3>\n
\n\t

The BabyCare program improves pregnancy and birth outcomes by providing home visits from registered nurses to high-risk pregnant women and infants up to 24 months of age. The program provides intensive case management, coordination of care, and education about prenatal care, birthing, and parenting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

Resource Mothers<\/h3>\n
\n\t

Resource Mothers<\/a> is a program where an outreach worker becomes a support person for pregnant and parenting teens. Any pregnant teen, 19 years or younger, is eligible for the program. These staff encourage the teens to complete education and build a future for themselves by providing parenting education, connecting teens to available resources, and teaching them about the care of a newborn\/infant. They also provide car seat instruction and demonstration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

For more information about the BabyCare or Resource Mothers program contact: <\/h3>\n
\n\t

Mary Anne Hall, RN, BSN<\/strong>
\n276-685-0026
\nMary.Hall@vdh.virginia.gov<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To become a BabyCare client, fill out this form<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Community Health Doulas<\/h3>\n
\n\t

Our trained Community Health Doulas support expecting moms during pregnancy, during birth, and postpartum. We serve the Carroll, Galax, Grayson, Wythe, and Bland areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\n
\n\t

For more information please call: 276-247-1397 or 276-706-9601<\/p>\n

Schedule a call here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Infant & Child Safety<\/h3>\n
\n\t

The Safe Sleep Program<\/strong><\/a> is a grant funded program through the Twin County Community Foundation, the Wythe Bland Foundation, and the Wellspring Foundation. Nurses and Resource Mothers provide safe sleep education, cribettes (e.g. pack n plays), and safe sleep accessory kits to any participant that is 36 weeks pregnant or any child less than one year old.<\/p>\n

The Car Seat Program<\/a><\/strong> is designed to increase correct usage of a car seat and provide a better understanding that safety seats save lives. Individuals are eligible to receive a free car seat or booster, including hands on education and training if:<\/p>\n