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Milwaukee Health Department
Empowering Families of Milwaukee (EFM) uses evidence-based models to provide long-term home visitation to families. The focus of EFM is pregnant women and their children.
Nearly half of all children in Milwaukee live in poverty, leaving Milwaukee's families at risk for poor prenatal, birth, infant, and child development outcomes. EFM applies evidence-based models to improve outcomes for Milwaukee's families. The program facilitates access to health, social, and child development support for families through Public Health Nurses and Social Workers.
EFM's services to families include:
Health assessments and information
Goal setting and care planning
Development screenings, information, and activities
Home safety assessments
Parenting education and tools
Referrals to community resources and invitations to community events
To any City of Milwaukee teenage and adult woman of any age who are pregnant and live in the City of Milwaukee. Services are offered for up to 3 years from enrollment.
The long-term goals of EFM are to:
Improve birth outcomes
Enhance family functioning
Support child health, safety, and development
Prevent child abuse and neglect
The State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families awarded the City of Milwaukee Health Department a grant through the Family Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting Program.
Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Programs
Department of Children and Families—Family Foundations Home Visiting (FFHV) Program
Parents as Teachers
Maternal and Child Health Division
(414) 286-8620 Fax: (414) 286-5480
1639 S. 23rd Street Milwaukee, WI 53204
Make a Referral
Do you know someone who is interested in signing up for these programs? Fill out and submit the Home Visiting Interest and Referral Form or reach out to the City of Milwaukee Health Department's Central Intake and Referral line at (414) 286-8620 for more information.
Home Visiting Interest and Referral Form
Call us! (414) 286-8620