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Agency provides services designed to enhance overall health and wellness and improving infant and maternal health. Mother-to-Mother program matches experienced mothers with pregnant or parenting young women in Stoddard County. Program is a four-phase, incentive-based mentoring program that supports pregnant or parenting young women. The program offers incentives for mothers to earn baby supplies, equipment, and clothing; introduces participants to additional services in the community; offers encouragement and advice while participants continue their education and obtain employment; and offers regularly scheduled activities that promote participants’ parenting and social skills. Participants must be 24 years old or younger, currently pregnant or has a child under one year of age, has or is working toward obtaining a high school diploma or HiSET certificate and have no legal issues.
Bootheel Babies and Families is an Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative working toward decreasing infant deaths in Stoddard County as well as other counties in the bootheel. Focus areas are safe sleep, substance misuse, pre and post natal care. Visit the website at https://www.regionalhf.org/index.php