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Black Infant Health (BIH)
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Black Infant Health (BIH)
Services
A group-based, social empowerment approach coupled with case management activities. Ten-week prenatal and postpartum group sessions. One-on-one support is available for participants not able to attend group sessions. Services provided by BIH in both Area 1 and Area 2 are available to all eligible residents of Alameda County.
Program Eligibility
- Black/African American women age 16 years and over, pregnant up to 6 months postpartum living in Alameda County.
- Cut off age 45 years old.
BIH Area 1 Program Contact
Yvonne Youngblood
510-618-1967
Intake Staff
Alma Herman
510-387-0978
Shamelle Bremond
BIH Area 2 Program Contact
Racha Lawler
510-735-0518
Intake Staff
Simone Johnson
510-269-0700
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Services
Building Bridges provides nursing case management services for at risk pregnant and post-partum women and their families.
Public health nurses conduct physical and psychosocial assessment, education, and care planning.
Program Eligibility
- Building Bridges Pregnant and post-partum women and infants ages 0 to 12 months old.
- Families experiencing a SIDS death.
Program Contact
Patricia Calloway
510-589-0821
Intake Staff
Amanda McCartney
510-387-0978
Hayward Promise Neighborhood
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Hayward Promise Neighborhood
Hayward Promise Neighborhood (HPN)
Services
A public health nurse provides multicultural/multilingual case management, outreach, and care coordination, focusing on intensive prenatal and postpartum support for high-risk, low-income families in the Hayward Promise Neighborhood.
Program Eligibility
- Pregnant or post-partum mothers, families with a child 0 to 8 years old living in targeted Downtown Hayward area and schools.
Program Contact
Arelis Sandoval
Intake Staff
Arelis Sandoval
DREAMS
Fatherhood Initiative
Hayward Promise Neighborhood
DREAMS: Desired Reproductive Health Access for Maternal Services
Client-centered case management and group support services to pregnant and interconception individuals and couples with a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Program Eligibility
- Prior fetal loss, neonatal death, or multiple miscarriages, including those expecting fetal demise.
- Medi-Cal eligible residents of Alameda County.
- African American/Black residents of Alameda County, regardless of income level.
Program Contact
Alison McKenzie
510-667-4336
Intake Staff
Isabell Aguilar
EmbraceHER
Fatherhood Initiative
Fatherhood Initiative
EmbraceHER Services
Virtual and in-person perinatal groups support Black women's well-being, healthy pregnancies, child development, and trauma recovery. Programs include EmbraceBIRTH childbirth education and BElovedBIRTH Black Centering prenatal care (with Alameda Health System).
Program Eligibility
- African American pregnant or parenting women with child, less than 18 months of age.
- Resident of Alameda County.
Program Contact
Danielle Davis
510-618-2080
Intake Staff
Christina Thomas
Fatherhood Initiative
Fatherhood Initiative
Fatherhood Initiative
Fatherhood Initiative Services
Promotes responsible fatherhood and healthy relationships through parenting education, skill building, male-centered case management, and support programs including Boot Camp for New Dads, Support Groups, and Home Visitation/Case Management.
Program Eligibility
- Father to be, or father of a child five years old and under.
- Serving fathers, re-entry fathers, and partners of current home visiting clients.
NOTE: Go to the top of the page to download the Confidential Referral Form.
Program Contact
Christopher Gibson
510-667-3678
Intake Staff
Christopher Gibson
Michael Spencer
Healthy Families Alameda County
Healthy Families Alameda County
Healthy Families Alameda County
Healthy Families
Alameda County Services
A home visiting program by trained social workers promotes maternal and child health, enhances parent-child interactions, and supports child development and family protective factors. Visits start prenatally or post-birth and end at age three.
Program Eligibility
- Non-CalWORKs: Prenatal referrals.
- CalWORKs:
- Prenatal through 6 weeks post-partum.
Program Contact
Elka Jones
510-667-3072
Rouba Otaky
510-667-4322
Intake Staff
Angelia Victorian
Daisy Palacios
Nurse Family Partnership
Healthy Families Alameda County
Healthy Families Alameda County
Nurse Family Partnership Services
Evidence-based, intensive, comprehensive home visiting program by trained public health registered nurses.
Designed to improve prenatal health and outcomes, child health and development, family economic self-sufficiency, maternal life course development.
Visits begin early in pregnancy and conclude when the child turns two years old.
Program Eligibility
- First time moms before 28 weeks gestation.
- Alameda County resident.
Program Contact
Arzelia Lopez
510-667-4311
Intake Staff
Victoria Swing
Special Start ACPHD
Healthy Families Alameda County
Special Start UCSF BCH Oakland
Special Start Alameda County Public Health Department Services
Intensive case management supports families with medically fragile babies for up to three years, addressing psychosocial and developmental needs. A multidisciplinary team (PHN, LCSW, OT, PT, and developmental pediatrician) provides services. Babies with complex needs referrals occur through a special disposition process.
Program Eligibility
- Infants hospitalized in an Alameda County NICU.
- Infants with at least two medical and two social risk factors identified during rounds at Alta Bates NICUs.
Program Contact
Leah Sanchez
510-618-2040
Intake Staff
Leah Sanchez
Special Start UCSF BCH Oakland
Special Start UCSF BCH Oakland
Special Start UCSF BCH Oakland
Special Start UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital of Oakland Services
Intensive case management supports families with medically fragile babies for up to three years, addressing psychosocial and developmental needs. A multidisciplinary team (PHN, LCSW, OT, PT, and developmental pediatrician) provides services. Babies with complex needs referrals occur through a special disposition process.
Program Eligibility
- Infants hospitalized in an Alameda County NICU.
- Infants with at least two medical and two social risk factors identified during rounds at BCHO NICUs.
Program Contact
Sharon Leno
Sharon.Leno@ucsf.edu
510-428-3885 x2304
Intake Staff
Sharon Leno
Sharon.Leno@ucsf.edu
Brighter Beginnings Family Support Program
Brighter Beginnings Family Support Program
Brighter Beginnings Family Support Program
Brighter Beginnings
Family Support Program Services
Case management and support services are offered to pregnant and parenting teens and young adults under 25 years of age in North Alameda County.
Program Eligibility
- Pregnant and parenting teens and young adults 25 years old and under. Children 0 to 5 years of age.
- Must live in Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, Emeryville, Albany, San Leandro.
Program Contact
Leslie De La Torre
ldelatorre@brighterbeginnings.org
510-437-8950
Intake Staff
fsp-referrals@brighter-beginnings.org
Building Bridges for a Healthy Baby
Brighter Beginnings Family Support Program
Brighter Beginnings Family Support Program
Brighter Beginnings
Family Partnership Program
Services
An Alameda County early childhood education home visiting program with a Parents as Teachers Model. Families receive bi-monthly visits and have opportunities to meet other families through monthly Group Connections.
Program Eligibility
- Families with children 9 weeks to 36 months old who are active CalWORKs clients.
- Must live in Alameda County.
Program Contact
Elizabeth Perez
eperez@brighter-beginnings.org
510-437-8950
Intake Staff
Xochil Orozco
xorozco@brighter-beginnings.org
Elizabeth Perez
eperez@brighter-beginnings.org
NOTE: Send referral to both emails.
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
Strong Families Tribal Home Visiting Native American Health Center
Strong Families Tribal Home Visiting Native American Health Center
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center
Services
Offering case management, parent education, and support for pregnant teens, women, and families with young children up to 5 years old in South Alameda County through TVHC Women’s Health Clinic.
Program Eligibility
- Pregnant and parenting teens who live in South County- San Lorenzo, Hayward, Union City, Fremont.
- Families who live in South County who have a child 5 years old or under.
Program Contact
Arelis Sandoval
Intake Staff
Arelis Sandoval
Strong Families Tribal Home Visiting Native American Health Center
Strong Families Tribal Home Visiting Native American Health Center
Strong Families Tribal Home Visiting Native American Health Center
Strong Families Tribal Home Visiting Native American Health Center Services
Long-term, evidence-based home visiting
program (Family Spirit model) for
American Indian and Alaska Native
families to enhance young children's
health and well-being.
Program Eligibility
- American Indians and Alaska Natives residents who live in Alameda County.
- Must have a child 3 years old or under.
Program Contact
Shamika Dokes-Brown
510-434-5321
Intake Staff
Shamika Dokes-Brown
Blue Skies Mental Wellness
California Abundant Birth Project
Doula Services Medi-Cal Benefit
Blue Skies Mental Wellness Program (BSMW) Services
Blue Skies provides community-based mental health support to prenatal mothers and children under two enrolled in Starting Out Strong programs. Services include therapy, case management, and family support, specializing in postpartum depression, anxiety, trauma, and parent-infant bonding.
Program Eligibility
- Alameda County residents with babies under two years of age.
- Pregnant mothers or parents enrolled in Starting Out Strong programs.
- Free prenatal groups open to all pregnant/postpartum Alameda County residents.
Program Contact
Tameko Jones
510-506-9487
Intake Staff
Tameko Jones
Doula Services Medi-Cal Benefit
California Abundant Birth Project
Doula Services Medi-Cal Benefit
Doula Services Medi-Cal Benefit
Doula Care encompasses the following: the creation of a Birth Plan, Health Navigation, facilitating connections to community resources, and Lactation Support.
The services offered include an initial prenatal visit, eight prenatal and postpartum care visits, support during labor, delivery, abortion, or miscarriage, extended postpartum visits lasting two to three hours, and virtual or in-person doula services.
Program Eligibility
- Currently pregnant or were pregnant within the last year.
- Must have current coverage under Medi-Cal Managed Care.
Program Contact
Nicole Morris
Intake Staff
Nicole Morris
California Abundant Birth Project
California Abundant Birth Project
California Abundant Birth Project
California Abundant Birth Project
California Abundant Birth Project will offer monthly unconditional income supplements to 950 pregnant individuals at high risk of perinatal health disparities, starting in the 1st or 2nd trimester for 12-18 months from January 2024. Participants in Alameda County will receive $967 monthly.
Program Eligibility
- Live in Alameda County.
- Be 8-27 weeks pregnant at the time of Abundance Drawing.
- Have household income under $128,017
- Identify with one or more of the following risk factors for preterm birth:
- Are Black or African American
- Have had a previous preterm birth (live before 37 weeks)
- Have preexisting hypertension (before this pregnancy)
- Have preexisting diabetes (before this pregnancy)
- Have sickle cell anemia (SCA)
- Not be currently participating in another guaranteed income program.
- For more information or to apply go to: www.AbundantBirthProject.org
Program Contact
Bria Bailey
Intake Staff
Bria Bailey