What is home visiting?
Life gets busy and when you add raising a child, it can be overwhelming. This is where home visiting program helps families connect with home visitors to make life a little easier. A home visitor offers advice from topics concerning breast feeding, nutrition, community resource and many more topics. Home visitors promote strong parent-child attachment.
Who is eligible for home visiting?
The Welcome Baby program is a free home visiting program that is available to pregnant women and all parents with children ages 0-3. you do not need to be a US Citizen to participate. There is no charge to our participants.
Our Mission
The Welcome Baby Program works closely with first time pregnant women, caregivers, other first time parents, adoptive parents and teen parents to build a positive foundation for their children.
- Born Healthy;
- Children are physically and mentally healthy;
- Children are safe;
- Children and parents have nurturing relationships;
- The family is connected to formal and informal supports in the community.
Information about upcoming Training and Events coming soon!
Programs
Assistance in accessing community resources:
- WIC
Medicaid
Medical Transportation
Financial Assistance
Education:
- Prenatal Care, Oral Health and Nutrition
Childbirth/Post-Partum Care
Child Development
Attachment/Relationship Building with parents and Children
Family Planning
Other Services:
- Male/Father Involvement Interaction
Parenting Classes
Community Educational Baby Showers
Collaborative Action Network Meetings
Families First Program
Families FIRST is a case management program of the New Mexico Department of Health funded by Medicaid to provide perinatal case management to Medicaid eligible pregnant women and children 0-3 years old. the purpose of perinatal case management services is to provide a voluntary home visit to eligible clients, to establish a medical home and to assist clients in gaining access to medical, social and educational services that are necessary to foster positive pregnancy outcomes and promote healthy infants and children in New Mexico.
Car Seat Program
The Welcome Baby Program offers a car seat distribution program to distribute reduced cost car seats and booster seats to low-income families who meet program requirements.
Early Literacy Program
Welcome Baby Program will provide free books to parents with children under the age of five.
Services
Parenting Classes
Circle of Security is an eight-session relationship based early intervention parenting program designed to enhance attachment security between parents and children. Classes can be provided individually or in a group and at the location of the parent’s choice. In addition to Circle of Security parenting classes, we offer Nurturing Parenting classes.
Medicaid and Health Insurance Exchange
Ben Archer Health Center has trained staff that can complete Medicaid and Health Insurance Exchange application for anyone who may qualify. For mor information please visit:
Contact Welcome Baby
Phone:575-373-3088 [/fusion_text]FAX:575-373-1029
Hatch Clinic
255 Highway 187
PO Box 370
[/fusion_text]Hatch, NM 87937
[/fusion_text]Telephone: 575-267-3088
[/fusion_text]Fax: 575-267-4606
[/fusion_text] [/fusion_text]Truth or Consequences School-Based Clinic
1950 N. Date Street
Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
Telephone: 575-894-8057
Fax: 575-894-4081
Alamogordo Clinic
2150 Hwy 54 S.
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Telephone: 575-443-8133
Fax: 575-443-8055
Doña Ana Clinic
1600 Thorpe Road
Las Cruces, NM 88012
Telephone: 575-382-9292
Fax: 575-382-2061
Las Cruces Clinic
1998 Motel Blvd
Las Cruces, NM 88007
Telephone: 575-541-5941
Fax: 575-541-5048
Mayfield School-Based Clinic
1990 Bruins Lane
Las Cruces, NM 88007
Telephone: 575-523-2772
Fax: 575-541-2993
Deming Clinic
125 Chaparral Blvd NW
PO Box 2608
Deming, NM 88031
Telephone: 575-546-4800
Fax: 575-546-0685
Columbus Clinic
626 Taft Street
PO Box 690
Columbus, NM 88029
Telephone: 575-531-2165
Fax: 575-531-2172
East Las Cruces Clinic
3331 Del Rey Blvd
Las Cruces, NM 88012
Telephone: 575-373-1033
Fax: 575-373-1265
Additional Help
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