Resources for Parents
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or simply need someone to listen? Trained counselors offer free, confidential support and referrals to pregnant and postpartum parents, 24 hours a day.
Call or text 1-833-852-6262
ActiveChildren
Find free, age-appropriate activity ideas, healthy living tips, and guidance on your child's physical, emotional, and developmental well-being.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Build your child's very own library with a free, age-appropriate book mailed to your home each month, from birth to age five, in participating communities.
Little Free Library
Find charming neighborhood book-sharing boxes where you can take a book or leave one, helping stories find their way into new hands.
Bright by Text
Receive free, age-specific parenting tips, developmental information, and simple activities to help your child learn and grow through everyday moments.
Lasagna Love
Sometimes a homemade meal can make all the difference. Request a free meal prepared and delivered by a local volunteer, with no income requirements.
211
Connect with local programs offering assistance with food, housing, utility bills, childcare, healthcare, and other everyday needs. Free, confidential help is just a call away.
Call 211 | 211.org
ZERO TO THREE
Understand your baby's developing mind with expert-backed guidance on early childhood development, big emotions, behavior, and building strong parent-child relationships.
HealthyChildren
Find trusted, pediatrician-backed answers to questions about your child's health, sleep, nutrition, safety, developmental milestones, and everyday care.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that feel unsafe or in relationships that feel less than loving. There are shelters all over that can help get you and your children away from emotional or physical violence.
Call 1-800-799-7233 or text "start" to 88788