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Home Visiting Programs for Families

The City of Milwaukee Health Department offers three home visiting programs to meet the unique needs of Milwaukee's families. These home visiting programs hope to improve prenatal, birth, and/or infant outcomes for the families served through:

  • Providing health and parent education to promote healthy births and child development
  • Connection to community resources and support 
  • Creating personalized care plans to address each family's needs
  • Improving prenatal care and information for pregnant/expecting parents
  • Improving birth outcomes, including healthy birth weight and gestational age
  • Improving infant and child health and development through preventive care coordination and child development education for families
  • Improving immunization status for school-age children
     

 

Our programs

Empowering Families of Milwaukee (EFM)

The Empowering Families of Milwaukee (EFM) Program is a free, voluntary pregnancy and parenting program that provides home visits to birthing parents and their families.

Direct Assistance for Dads (DAD Project)

The Direct Assistance for Dads (DAD) Project is a free, voluntary fatherhood program that provides home visits to fathers and their families.
 

Birth Outcomes Made Better (BOMB) Doulas

The Birth Outcomes Made Better (BOMB) Doulas program serves pregnant mothers in Milwaukee by providing labor/delivery support, birth planning, breastfeeding support, health education, and 12 weeks post-partum support.