New Family Home Visits

Through the New Family Home Visits (NFHV) program, the Health Department and its partners provide support and assistance to new and expectant parents who live in select New York City neighborhoods, public housing, or who are engaged with child welfare. These families may be eligible for home visiting by a qualified professional, as well as many other helpful services to support and strengthen families.

NFHV is a program in which a trained health worker makes in-person visits to the home of an expectant or new parent who has recently given birth. The program is voluntary and free to all families regardless of immigration status or income.

Families can get help with:

Breastfeeding
Creating a safe home for their new baby
Safe sleep education
Accessing health and social services
Accessing a nurse or doula
- A Doula is a person who provides support and guidance before, during and after birth
Obtaining essential items for the baby such as a crib or diapers

Eligibility

Eligible families include:

First-time parents in Taskforce on Racial, Inclusion and Equity (TRIE) neighborhoods
All families with an infant 0 to 3 months old in NYCHA public housing in TRIE neighborhoods
All families with an infant 0 to 3 months old engaged with ACS citywide

Currently, eligible NYCHA families and families who are engaged with ACS can enroll in New Family Home Visits.

The program is currently available in these neighborhoods:

Bedford Stuyvesant
Brownsville
Bushwick
Central Harlem
Concourse/Highbridge
East Flatbush
East Harlem
East New York and Starrett City
East Tremont
Flatbush and Midwood
Flatlands and Canarsie
Hunts Point
Kingsbridge
Morningside Heights and Hamilton Heights
Morrisania
Mott Haven
University Heights/Morris Heights
Washington Heights and Inwood

These neighborhoods will be added later this fall:

Jackson Heights
Lower East Side and Chinatown
Parkchester and Soundview
Queensbridge and Astoria
Sunset Park
Williamsbridge and Baychester, Edenwald

Apply

You can get more information and enroll by phone.

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for assistance.

Doulas provide non-medical support to pregnant people and their families before, during, and after childbirth.

Doulas can help you:

Prepare for birth and breastfeeding
Stay comfortable during labor
Recover from childbirth
Learn parenting and coping skills

The Citywide Doula Initiative (CDI) provides no-cost doula care services to families who live in NYC neighborhoods that have been hit hard by COVID-19.

Eligibility

To enroll, you must:

Live in a Taskforce on Racial, Inclusion and Equity (TRIE) neighborhood
Be income-eligible for Medicaid

The program is available to families regardless of their immigration status.

Priority will be given to people who:

Live in a shelter
Are in foster care
Have no other labor support
Are giving birth for the first time or the first time in at least 10 years
Have a high-risk medical condition

Programs

To enroll, contact a doula program directly. Each program is available only to people who live in the listed ZIP codes.

Bronx

Ancient Song Doula Services
(347) 778-3490
doula@ancientsongdoulaservices.com
ZIP codes: 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10458, 10459, 10460, 10463, 10466, 10467, 10468, 10472, 10473, 10474

Caribbean Women’s Health Association
(718) 826-2942
CWHAdoulas@cwha.org
ZIP codes: 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10458, 10459, 10460, 10463, 10466, 10467, 10468, 10472, 10473, 10474

Mama Glow Foundation
(718) 510-4015
info@mamaglow.com
ZIP codes: 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10458, 10459, 10460, 10463, 10466, 10467, 10468, 10472, 10473, 10474

Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership
(212) 665-2600
info@nmppcares.org
ZIP codes: 10451, 10452, 10454, 10455, 10456

Brooklyn

Ancient Song Doula Services
(347) 778-3490
doula@ancientsongdoulaservices.com
ZIP codes: 11203, 11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11212, 11216, 11221, 11220, 11224, 11226, 11232, 11233, 11235, 11236, 11237, 11238, 11239

By My Side Birth Support Program
(718) 637-5231
healthystartbrooklyn@health.nyc.gov
ZIP codes: 11203, 11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11212, 11216, 11221, 11220, 11226, 11232, 11233, 11236, 11237, 11238, 11239

Caribbean Women’s Health Association
(718) 826-2942
CWHAdoulas@cwha.org
ZIP codes: 11203, 11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11212, 11216, 11221, 11220, 11224, 11226, 11232, 11233, 11235, 11236, 11237, 11238, 11239

Hope and Healing Family Center
(347) 384-1494
hhfc01@ymail.com
ZIP codes: 11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11212, 11216, 11221, 11233, 11237, 11238, 11239

Mama Glow Foundation
(718) 510-4015
info@mamaglow.com
ZIP codes: 11203, 11205, 11206, 11207, 11208, 11212, 11216, 11221, 11220, 11224, 11226, 11232, 11233, 11235, 11236, 11237, 11238, 11239

Manhattan

Ancient Song Doula Services
(347) 778-3490
doula@ancientsongdoulaservices.com
Zip codes: 10025, 10026, 10027, 10029, 10030, 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10037, 10039, 10040

Caribbean Women’s Health Association
(718) 826-2942
CWHAdoulas@cwha.org
ZIP codes: 10025, 10026, 10027, 10029, 10030, 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10037, 10039, 10040

Mama Glow Foundation
(718) 510-4015
info@mamaglow.com
ZIP codes: 10002, 10003, 10009, 10013, 10025, 10026, 10027, 10029, 10030, 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10037, 10039, 10040

Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership
(212) 665-2600
info@nmpcares.org
ZIP codes: 10025, 10026, 10027, 10029, 10030, 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10037, 10039, 10040

The Mothership
(646) 598-7199
doula@themothershipnyc.com
ZIP codes: 10025, 10026, 10027, 10029, 10030, 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10037, 10039, 10040

Queens

Ancient Song Doula Services
(347) 778-3490
doula@ancientsongdoulaservices.com
ZIP codes: 11101, 11368, 11369, 11412, 11419, 11420, 11421, 11423, 11429, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694

Caribbean Women’s Health Association
(718) 826-2942
CWHAdoulas@cwha.org
ZIP codes: 11101, 11368, 11369, 11412, 11419, 11420, 11421, 11423, 11429, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694

Mama Glow Foundation
(718) 510-4015
info@mamaglow.com
ZIP codes: 11101, 11368, 11369, 11412, 11419, 11420, 11421, 11423, 11429, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694

Staten Island

Community Health Center of Richmond
(917) 830-1200
gharris@chcrichmond.org
ZIP codes: 10301, 10303, 10304, 10310

Learn more about doula services and the Citywide Doula Initiative (CDI).

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