Supporting moms, empowering families

Our team can provide education and assistance with:

• Finding health care services and coverage
• Locating community resources that are right for you
• Accessing transportation services through Medicaid
• Getting ready for your baby's birth
• Understanding your baby's growth and development
• Lifestyle and behavior changes
• Recognizing mood changes that are unique to pregnancy and parenting

A whole team will support you and your baby.

• Nurses will visit you at home to make sure that you and your baby are doing well
• The team will coordinate your care with other health care providers
• Community health workers (moms like you) will provide support, education and help with community resources
• Social workers will help you adjust to pregnancy and parenthood, handle stress or overcome depression
• The team can provide breastfeeding support

Available to pregnant women and infants under one year who are:

• A resident of Kent or Montcalm County
• On or eligible for Medicaid

Grand Rapids - English / Spanish (PDFs)
Montcalm - English / Spanish (PDFs)

Other Services
The strong beginnings program offers additional services to eligible African American and Hispanic families in Kent county.