Home Visiting

Creating Stronger Families for a Thriving Future

Pregnancy and the first few years of a child’s life can be a challenging time for families. Since 1988, our trained home visitors have partnered with growing families in the comfort of their homes, to provide information, resources, and skills that create happier children, healthier relationships, and stronger households.

We provide FREE hands-on support through:

• In-person visits (we now also offer virtual visits) 
• Developing personal and family goals
• Accessing healthcare services
• Promoting healthy development
• Building loving relationships

Our Home Visiting services include:

• Father-Child Attachment
  • Promotes positive father involvement
  • Strengthens the father-child relationship
  • Fathers must live in Washington, DC
  • Enroll from pre-birth until the child turns 5 years old

• Healthy Start 
  • Designed to improve birth outcomes 
  • Health and development of infants in early childhood 
  • Families can enroll during pregnancy 
  • Must live in Washington, DC
  • Participate until the child turns 18 months old

• Nurse-Family Partnership 
  • Supports pregnant people and their families
  • Must live in  Washington, DC
  • Specially trained nurses regularly visit first-time parents-to-be
  • Starting early in pregnancy and continuing through the child’s second birthday

Please submit the Home Visiting referral form to register or email HomeVisitingManagement@maryscenter.org. 

Watch this video to learn more about home visiting services offered at Mary’s Center.

For more information about our social services, call the main line at (202) 483-8196.

Advocacy

The Home Visiting team works with participants, staff, and partners to promote the benefits of our programs to policymakers. This advocacy is a year-round process that is needed to maintain funding that will allow us to continue supporting families with infants and young children. 

We rely on people like you to share your story and perspective on Home Visiting. There are many ways to get involved, from sharing information on social media to testifying at a Budget hearing.

View one of our participant’s videos as an example of a quick and simple way to advocate for community programs!

We thank parents, partners, and champions for all that they have done for families in the District and beyond. If you are interested in sharing your perspective on Home Visiting, please reach out to your Mary’s Center Home Visitor or email the Home Visiting Advocacy Team at fhernandez@maryscenter.org.

Partnerships

The Home Visiting team works with partner organizations to conduct outreach, organize community events, and advocate together to promote our shared mission, which is to support our area’s families in their paths toward good health, supportive environments, and positive family outcomes. 

If you would like to partner with Mary’s Center, please email Fernanda Ruiz, Home Visiting Director, at fruiz@maryscenter.org or call (202) 420-7178. In addition, if you have a participant to refer to our programs, please email HomeVisitingManagment@maryscenter.org or complete the registration link above.