Help Me Grow DC partners with various organizations throughout the District to promote the health and wellness of prenatal parents and families with children through age 5. We connect young children and their families to developmental and behavioral services and prenatal parents to services to support a healthy pregnancy.
Help Me Grow DC services include:
- Personal Care Coordination
- Free Child Development and Perinatal screenings
- Answers to pregnancy, parenting and child development questions
- Connection to community resources
We support prenatal parents and families with children through age 5, offering services in both English and Spanish.
Mission
Help Me Grow DC supports parents and caregivers in promoting the well-being and development during pregnancy and early childhood (ages 0-5) by:
Providing personalized care coordination and individual follow-up.
Linking families to appropriate information and community resources related to pregnancy, child behavior and development, and parental support.
Creating and building community partnerships to improve quality of services for DC families.
Vision
Help Me Grow DC envisions a healthy city where families obtain self-determination and confidence to make the best decisions.