Home Visiting Programs in L.A. County

L.A. County has the biggest network of home visiting programs in the nation. Here are all the home visiting models and programs included in this directory. If we missed one or got anything wrong here, please let us know.

Home Visiting Models

There are various models that organizations use to deliver home visiting services. Each model has its own eligibility requirements, and it may use different materials and have a slightly different approach. But all are free and voluntary, and the goal of each is to make life easier and better for you and your family.

These are the models they use:

  • Early Head Start
  • Early Steps to School Success
  • Healthy Families America
  • Healthy Start
  • Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
  • Nurse-Family Partnership
  • Parents as Teachers
  • Partnerships for Families
  • Raising Baby
  • Welcome Baby

Doula programs are also included in this directory.

Early Head Start provides comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income families who are pregnant or parenting infants and toddlers. Early Head Start offers weekly child-focused visits that promote the parents’ ability to support the child’s development. Early Head Start can also provide parents with resources and support to help achieve family health, financial or other goals. Twice per month, the program also offers opportunities for parents and children to come together as a group for learning, discussion, and social activity.

Early Steps to School Success assists mothers, babies, and young children with language, social and emotional development. It supports parents to be the first and best teacher for their child and develops strong home-school connections. The program provides early learning through home visits, book exchanges, and parenting groups that help ensure babies and children develop the language and reading skills they need to succeed in school. The program can begin when moms are pregnant, and it follows newborns, infants, and toddlers through age five.

Healthy Families America (HFA) is a program for families who may have experienced violence or other traumatic events, or who have experience with mental health, substance abuse, or other challenges. The program aims to help parents promote their children’s social-emotional development, school readiness, and physical health. HFA services can begin during pregnancy or within three months of birth and are available up to the child’s third or fifth birthday. For the first six months after a child’s birth, HFA provides one visit per week. Visit frequency is then determined by families’ needs and desires over time.

Healthy Start seeks to help women improve their health, achieve healthy births, and strengthen family resilience. The program provides health insurance enrollment assistance, health and parenting education, and connections to other services such as housing, mental health treatment, clothing donations, and more. Healthy Start serves pregnant women and women with children ages 0-2.

Pasadena Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a home-based educational enrichment program for parents/caregivers of children 2-5 years old. The program uses an evidence-based curriculum to help parents prepare their children for success in school and life.

Nurse-Family Partnership is a home visiting program for low-income, first-time mothers who are early in pregnancy (no later than 28 weeks). Nurse-Family Partnership offers regular visits from a public health registered nurse starting in early pregnancy and continuing through the child’s second birthday. The program has three main goals: healthy births, healthy child development, and family economic success. The program achieves these goals by providing health and parenting education, and by helping parents develop a vision for their future, plan pregnancies, continue their education, and find work. Nurse-Family Partnership is offered throughout L.A. County, and has a program specifically for pregnant students in Los Angeles Unified School District.

Parents as Teachers helps parents learn about early childhood development, safe parenting practices, and how to help their children start school ready to succeed. The program provides one-on-one visits once or twice a month, monthly group meetings, and health and developmental screenings for children. It also connects families to additional services and resources they may need. The program is open for enrollment from pregnancy up to the time the child enters kindergarten.

Partnerships for Families is a home visiting program offered to pregnant women and families with children under 12 months of age who have experienced challenges related to domestic violence, mental health, or substance abuse. Partnerships for Families’ in-home support focuses on family goals, caring relationships, child development, creating a safe environment, family financial stability, and connections to resources. Staff may provide in-home visits two or more times per month, for up to 12 months.

Raising Baby is a no-cost program for expectant parents who are in their third trimester of pregnancy. Their highly trained staff will offer you guidance, support, and parent education as you and your baby move through the first three years of life. Raising Baby offers home visits via teleconferencing on a bi-weekly basis (weekly, if desired) from a Licensed Clinician and Parent Coach. You will have the opportunity to participate in monthly group sessions with other parents of your child’s same age in order to help build a community of support. Raising Baby provides early childhood education and interactive parent-child activities from Parents as Teachers.

Welcome Baby is a home visiting program for pregnant women who deliver, or plan to deliver, at participating hospitals in L.A. County (please click “Website” at right and scroll down for list of hospitals). The program is offered during pregnancy through the baby’s first nine months. It can include an in-hospital visit to help new moms with breastfeeding, plus information about bonding and attachment and taking care of the baby. Families receive a visit at home with a nurse a few days after returning from the hospital. In subsequent visits, a personal Parent Coach provides support and education on parenting and child development, along with items for mom and baby (e.g., nursing pillows, toys, and baby-proofing supplies for the home).

Organizations That Offer Home Visiting Services

These are the organizations and hospitals that offer free support to pregnant people and families in Los Angeles County:

All For Kids (Healthy Families America)
3910 Oakwood Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
213-590-5422
Allies for Every Child (Early Head Start)
5721 W. Slauson Avenue , 140
Culver City, CA 90230-5844
310-846-4100
Website
Antelope Valley Partners for Health (Healthy Families America)
44226 10th St. West
Lancaster, CA 93534
661-942-4719
Antelope Valley Partners for Health (Welcome Baby )
1600 W Ave J
Lancaster, CA 93534
661-942-4719 , Ext. 107
California Hospital Medical Center (Welcome Baby )
1401 S Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-342-3127
Child and Family Guidance Center (Healthy Families America)
40005 10th Street West, # 106
Palmdale, CA 93551
661-265-8627
Child Care Resource Center (Parents as Teachers)
250 Grand Cypress Ave., Ste. 601
Palmdale, CA 93551
661-789-1200
Child Care Resource Center (Parents as Teachers)
20001 Prairie St.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
818-717-1000
Child Care Resource Center (CCRC) EHS (Early Head Start)
13060 Roscoe Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
818-902-5935
Children First EHS (Early Head Start)
2509 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310)664-7536
Children’s Institute Inc. (Partnerships for Families)
213-260-7600
Children’s Institute, Inc. (Healthy Families America)
424 N. Lake St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213-385-5100
Children's Bureau of Southern California (Partnerships for Families)
213-342-0100
Children's Institute, Inc. – Compton (Early Head Start)
537 W. Compton Blvd.
Compton, CA 90220
323-753-2401
Children's Institute, Inc. – Otis Booth (Early Head Start)
2121 W. Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
323-753-2401
Children's Institute, Inc. – Stanford (Early Head Start)
706 E. Manchester Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90002
323-753-2401
Children's Institute, Inc. – Watts Campus (Early Head Start)
10200 Success Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90002
323-753-2401
Children's Institute, Inc. – Wilmington (Early Head Start)
529 N. Avalon Blvd.
Wilmington, CA 90744
323-753-2401
City of Pasadena HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters)
1845 N. Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 744-6198
Website
El Nido Family Center EHS (Early Head Start)
2152 West Manchester Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047
(323)971-7360
El Nido Family Centers (Parents as Teachers)
440 Shatto Place, Suite 419A
Los Angeles, CA 90020
213-335-3739
El Nido Family Centers (Parents as Teachers)
14547 Titus St., #100
Panorama City, CA 91402
818-781-8120
Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital (Welcome Baby )
1115 S Sunset Ave.
West Covina, CA 91790
626-851-2749
Families in Good Health (Healthy Families America)
1045 Atlantic Ave., Suite 705
Long Beach, CA 90813
562-491-9100
Foothill Family Services (Healthy Families America)
1801 Huntington Dr.
Duarte, CA 91010
626-993-3000 , Ext. 3049
Foothill Family Services EHS (Early Head Start)
3629 Santa Anita Ave., 201
El Monte, CA 91731
626-993-3050
Gloria Molina Building (Nurse-Family Partnership)
3400 Aerojet Avenue, 6th Floor
El Monte, CA 91731
Hope Street Family Center EHS (Early Head Start)
1600 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213)742-6385
Human Services Association (Partnerships for Families)
562-806-5400 , Ext. 158
Human Services Association (Parents as Teachers)
6423 Florence Place
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
562-806-5400 , Ext. 236
Human Services Association (HSA) EHS (Early Head Start)
2629 Clarendon Ave., B
Huntington Park, CA 90255
(323)513-0594
Keppel Union School District (Early Steps to School Success)
34004 128th St. E.
Pearblossom, CA 93535
Koreatown Youth and Community Center (Partnerships for Families)
213-365-7400 , Ext. 5507
LA Unified School District Headquarters (Nurse-Family Partnership)
121 N. Beaudry Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website
Long Beach Unified School District EHS (Early Head Start)
495 E. Plymouth Street
Long Beach, CA 90805
562-422-1775
Long Beach Unified School District EHS (Early Head Start)
1425 Elm Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813
562-218-6220
Long Beach Unified School District EHS - Signal Hill (Early Head Start)
2285 Walnut Ave.
Signal Hill, CA 90755
562-427-5901
Los Angeles County Building (Nurse-Family Partnership)
5555 Ferguson Drive, Suite 210-04
Commerce, CA 90022
Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP) EHS (Early Head Start)
1541 Wilshire Boulevard, 200
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213)622-5237 , Ext. 223
Lundquist Institute/SLAHP (Healthy Families America)
2930 W. Imperial Hwy, Suite 601
Inglewood, CA 90303
323-757-7244 , Ext. 5936
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (Welcome Baby )
1680 E 120th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90059
323-242-5000 , Ext. 2205
MemorialCare Miller Children's and Women’s Hospital (Welcome Baby )
2801 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90806
562-933-2410
Momentum EHS (Early Head Start)
1815 West 213th Street, 100
Torrance, CA 90501
(310)328-0276 , Ext. 305
Mountain View School District EHS (Early Head Start)
2109 Burkett Rd.
El Monte, CA 91732
626-652-4250
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District (Early Head Start)
14646 Dinard Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650
562-210-4205
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center (Nurse-Family Partnership)
14445 Olive View Dr.
Sylmar, CA 91342
Options for Learning EHS (Early Head Start)
885 S. Village Oaks Dr., 11
Covina, CA 91724
(626)699-8070
Website
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) EHS (Early Head Start)
1055 Wilshire Boulevard, #1050
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-989-3244
Pacific Asian Counseling Services (Healthy Families America)
6931 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 200
Van Nuys, CA 91405
818-989-9214
Pacific Asian Counseling Services (Healthy Families America)
3530 Atlantic Ave., Suite 210
Long Beach, CA 90807
562-424-1866
Pacific Clinics EHS (Early Head Start)
171 N. Altadena Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91107
Palmdale School District EHS (Early Head Start)
975 East Avenue, P-8
Palmdale, CA 93550
661-273-4710
Para Los Niños (Partnerships for Families)
213-413-1466 , Ext. 402
Plaza Community Center, Inc. (Parents as Teachers)
4100 City Terrace Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90063
323-513-6057
Pomona Unified School District EHS (Early Head Start)
1460 East Holt Avenue, 194A
Pomona, CA 91767
(909)397-4740 , Ext. 25659
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Welcome Baby )
15031 Rinaldi St.
Mission Hills, CA 91345
818-496-4173
Richstone Family Center (Parents as Teachers)
13634 Cordary Ave.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
323-777-2590 , Ext. 404
Richstone Family Center, Inc (Parents as Teachers)
13634 Cordary Ave.
Hawthorne, CA 90250
323-777-2590 , Ext. 404
Sheila Kuehl Family Wellness Center (Nurse-Family Partnership)
919 1st Street, #8
San Fernando, CA 91340
SHIELDS for Families (Parents as Teachers)
3584 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lynwood, CA 90262
323.242.5000 , Ext. 8613
SHIELDS for Families (Parents as Teachers)
3584 Martin Luther King., Jr. Blvd.
Lynwood, CA 90262
323-242-5000 , Ext. 8613
SHIELDS for Families (Healthy Start)
3584 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Lynwood, CA 90262
SHIELDS for Families (Healthy Families America)
3584 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lynwood, CA 90262
323-242-5000 , Ext. 8759
SPIRITT Family Services (Partnerships for Families)
626-442-1400
St. Anne’s EHS (Early Head Start)
155 N. Occidental Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213)381-2931 , Ext. 244
St. Francis Medical Center (Welcome Baby )
3630 E. Imperial Highway
Lynwood, CA 90262
310-900-4710
St. Mary Medical Center (Welcome Baby )
1050 Linden Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90813
562-491-4841
Superior Court Building (Nurse-Family Partnership)
600 S. Commonwealth Ave., Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90005
The Children’s Clinic (Healthy Families America)
701 E. 28th St., Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90806
562-264-2809
The Help Group (Partnerships for Families)
818-947-5553
The Whole Child (Parents as Teachers)
10155 Colima Rd.
Whittier, CA 90603
562-205-1095
The Whole Child (Parents as Teachers)
10155 Colima Rd.
Whittier, CA 90603
626-204-6175
Torrance Health Center (Nurse-Family Partnership)
711 Del Amo Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90502
UCLA EHS (Early Head Start)
14423 Van Nuys Boulevard
Arleta, CA 91331
(310)210-4470
Website
United American Indian Involvement, Inc. (UAII) (Partnerships for Families)
213-202-3970 , Ext. 7136
University of Southern California EHS (Early Head Start)
3716 S Hope Street , 378
Los Angeles, CA 90089
(213)743-2466
Vista Village (Early Head Start)
6926 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles
CA, CA 90038
323-934-7979
Volunteers of America (Early Head Start)
11243 Kittridge Street
North Hollywood, CA 91606
(818)980-2287
Wellnest (Healthy Families America)
3031 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
323-373-2400
Wellnest (Healthy Families America)
3031 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
323-373-2400
Wellnest (Healthy Families America)
3031 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
323-373-2400
White Memorial Medical Center (Welcome Baby )
1720 E Cesar E. Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 260-5712
Wilsona School District (Early Steps to School Success)
18050 E. Avenue O
Palmdale, CA 93591


Organizations That Offer Doula Services

These are the organizations that offer free doula support in Los Angeles County:

AAIMM Doula Program
AAIMMDoulas@ph.lacounty.gov
213-639-6448
Website
Frontline Doulas c/o Diversity Uplifts Inc.
doulainfo@diversityuplifts.org
Website
SBCC Thrive L.A.
info@sbaycenter.com
310-414-2090
Website