Resources and Information for Pregnant Women and Families


First Call for Help (386)253-0563 or (877)253-9010

The resources listed on this web page are frequently updated, but changes can occur daily. If information listed below is incorrect, please email Sue Snow or Carmen Diaz. Click on the links below for information on:

Adoption Services
Birth Certificates
New -Bicycle Helmet Tips http://www.aap.org/family/thelmabt.htm
Breast Feeding - Breast Pumps
Breast Feeding - Coordinators
New - Car Seat Safety Guidelines 2008 http://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
Car Seats
Childbirth Education Classes
Child Care, Early Learning, Pre-kindergarten
Child Support Enforcement
Chiropractic Care (Doctors Who Accept Medicaid)
New - Choking Prevention http://www.aap.org/publiced/BR_Choking.htm - Note: Do not pre-chew your young child's food because it passes diseases to the child from adult saliva.
Circumcisions
Clinic – Free Services
Counseling – Grief
Counseling - Mental Health
Consumer Products Safety Commission
New - Criminal Locator - http://www.familywatchdog.us/
Crisis Centers and Support Groups
Daytona Beach State College Women's Center
Dentists
Department of Children and Families Customer Services
Depression - Post Partum
Doctors and Midwives who Accept Medicaid
Domestic Violence Advocacy
Domestic Violence Hotlines
New - Domestic Violence Resources http://centerforchildwelfare.fmhi.usf.edu/kb/resource/domviolence.aspx
Doula Services (Trained Labor Couch)
Education
New- Emergency Medical Services for Your Child http://www.aap.org/family/tipp-ems.htm
Employment
Family Planning Links
Family Support Groups - Free
Financial Counselors
Food - General
Food - WIC (Women Infants and Children) Appointment Offices
Health Department Women's Centers
Health Insurance - Florida KidCare
Help Lines
HIV/Aids Support Groups
Hospital Birthing Centers (Patient Information)
Housing - Apartments
Housing - Assistance
Housing - Homeless Women and Families
Housing - Public
Infant - CPR Classes
Legal Services
Medicaid - Florida Medicaid Questions or Problems
Midwives who Accept Medicaid
Mobile Health Unit
Parenting Classes
Parenting Information
Paternity Testing
Poison Control
New -Poison - What do I do if my child has been poisoned? http://www.aap.org/publiced/BR_Poison.htm
Safe Haven for Newborns
Smoking and Pregnancy Information
Smoking - Quite Tobacco
Special Needs Children
New -Teen Parent Resources
Terminally Ill Children - Services
Thrift Stores
Transportation
Vital Statistics
Vital Statistics - Birth Certificates
Volusia County Human Services
Ultrasounds
WIC Appointment Offices

 

Adoptions Services

Halifax Hospital-Daytona Beach (Jan Wagner) 386-254-4008
Florida United Methodist Children's Home (Sheri Snyder) 386-668-5223
Embraced By Grace (non-profit/faith based agency) - 386-615-9767
Adoption & Counseling Services Inc. - 877-300-8771 or 772-429-3334 - 207 1/2 East Orange Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL

Breast Feeding - Breast Pump Rentals

Halifax Medical Center Daytona (Ellen) 386-254-4005
Orange Belt Pharmacy - Deland 386-734-1485
East Volusia (Christy) 386-672-9560

Breastfeeding Coordinators – WIC (Women Infants and Children)

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/WIC/
Daytona Beach (Pat) 386-274-0674
Deland (Pat) 386-943-7837
Flagler (Nancy) 386-299-6541
New Smyrna (Marcia) 386-424-2096

Car Seats

Healthy Communities - /Daytona Beach - 386-323-0000
http://www.halifaxhealth.org/healthycommunities/index.html

Childbirth Education Classes

Christ Community Church - Daytona Beach - 386-441-8413
Halifax Med Center Daytona Beach - 386-254-4008
Florida Hospital Deland – 386-943-4560
Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial 386-676-6262
Deland Health Department 386-943-7837
Daytona Beach Health Department 386-274-0674
Monica MacIntyre 386-248-8282 or 386-316-6017

Child Care/Early Learning/Pre-Kindergarten

http://www.elcfv.org
Early Learning Coalition
Volusia County 386-323-2400
Toll Free 877-352-0065
Flagler County 386-437-8236

Child Support Enforcement

http://www.myfloridacounty.com/services/child_support/
Daytona Beach 386-238-4898
Toll Free 800-622-5437

Chiropractic Care (Doctors Who Accept Medicaid)

Alvarez Chiropractic DeLand 386-734-2522
Blaine O’Neal Daytona 386-253-9007
Vivian Sullivan (Bilingual) Daytona 386-253-9007

Circumcisions

Halifax Family Health Center - Daytona Beach - 386-254-4166
Infant must not be over 4 weeks old
Fee: $125.00 Call for information and appointment

Clinic – Free Services

Good Samaritan Clinic
312 W. New York Avenue, Deland 386-738-6990
Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 6p.m. – 9p.m. by appointment.

  • Patients at the free clinic must have incomes no more than 200% of the poverty level, or roughly $30,000 for one person.
  • Financial qualification is necessary before seeing a doctor. Call for more information or to make an appointment.
 

The Jesus Clinic
1133 Sixth Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32117 386-253-6959
Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 5p.m. - 8p.m.

This clinic is for those that earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to pay health insurance premiums.

To qualify for care, the following criteria are verified at or before each doctor visit:  

  • Must be actively employed and provide one month of pay stubs. If cash pay, a letter from the employer on company letterhead faxed to clinic: 386-253-6957
  • Must reside in Volusia County for the previous 3 months and provide proof of residency. Please provide a bill that shows name and address such as cable, electric, phone, etc. A current driver’s license from Volusia County older the 3 months will also suffice as proof of residency.
  • Must provide a copy of the 2006 1040 income tax return, if a 2006 return was filed.
  • Must show a current Florida photo ID.
  • Must show a Social Security card.
  • Income level accepted is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Please click here for an income level chart.

Counseling – Grief

Hospice of Flagler/Volusia – 800-272-2717
Epiphany Catholic Church (Bonnie Stevenson) 386-689-2283
Begin Again Children's Grief Center 386-258-5100
Compassionate Friends (Loss of child or sibling)386-747-4373

Counseling - Mental Health

Alcohol & Drug Treatment:
Stewart-Marchman Center 888-516-2296
After Hours 386-947-1300
http://www.stewartmarchman.org/
Devereux Foundation 386-738-5543
http://www.devereux.org/site/PageServer
Our Children First 386-248-2771
Halifax Behavioral Services 386-274-5333
The House Next Door (All types-also substance) 386-734-7571
http://www.thehousenextdoor.org/
ACT Corporation 800-539-4228
http://www.actcorp.org/
Children's Advocacy Center for Child Victims of Abuse 386-238-3830
Collective Hands Family Services 386-255-9254
Mental Health Association 386-252-5785
http://www.mhavolusia.org/

Consumer Products Safety Commission

Call or visit the U. S. Consumer Products Safety Commission to obtain product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products. Hotline staff may be reached from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm ET. Messages may be left anytime after these hours. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Toll-free Consumer Hotline: 800-638-2772 (TTY 800-638-8270).
Home Page: http://www.cpsc.gov/
Report Unsafe Products: http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html

Crisis Centers and Support Groups

"Multiple Birth: (Twins, Triplets etc.)"
Daytona Beach 386-253-3092
Deland 386-532-5662

Grace House (Deland) 386-822-9797 http://www.gracehouseprc.org/
Alpha Pregnancy Center/Flagler 386-586-0210
Pregnancy Crisis Center/Daytona Beach 386-257-2229
Central FL Pregnancy Center (Jessica) 386-532-4004

Resources for Women/Daytona Beach 386-760-2113

Circle of Parents Volusia/Flagler (Nancy)386-734-6691 ext.162 http://www.ounce.org/COP/CVolusia.asp
Moms Club/West Volusia (Jody) 386-774-5996
Healthy Start/Healthy Families 386-947-2446 Toll Free: 866-301-2066

La Leche League - Flagler/Volusia Locations - http://www.lllflorida.com/web/DaytonaBeachFL.html
Halifax LLL (Pat) 386-736-7376
NSB/Edgewater (Cindy) 386-756-7878
West Volusia (Pat) 386-736-7376, (Tamish) 386-747-0170

Family Life Center 386-437-7610
Community Life Center 386-860-9205
Prince of Peace Social Services 386-676-1695
(Serving Holly Hill & Ormond Beach as well as the homeless – Diapers, Food, Prescriptions)

Daytona Beach Community College Women's Center

Self-esteem building seminars, networking opportunities, group and individual counseling, job readiness activities and family involvement and support services. Referrals to lawyers, physicians, and emergency service providers are also available. Qualified program participants may also be eligible to receive financial assistance with tuition, books, uniforms or child care. http://go.dbcc.edu/womenscenter/

Daytona Beach Campus - Bldg. 100, Rm. 218 - (386) 506-3068
DeLand Campus - Bldg. 7, Rm. 132 - (386) 785-2028 or 2039
Deltona Center - Bldg. 1, Rm. 211 - (386) 789-7320
New Smyrna Campus - Bldg. 1, Rm. 110 - (386) 423-6331
Palm Coast Campus - Bldg. 2, Rm. 100C - (386) 246-4871 or 4870

Dentists Who Will Take Medicaid

Fortune Dental – Deland 386-740-8282
Arvin Oberai (Winter Park) 407-678-7744
Marine Dental – Daytona Beach (5yrs – 21 yrs) 386-304-2677
Ronald Jacob – Holly Hill (7yrs – 17yrs) 386-257-6518
Uyasa Ramcharan – Winter Park (Oral Surgeon) 407-599-1221
Douglas Powelson – Orlando (Oral Surgeon) 407-294-3300
Flagler/Bunnell Health Dept 386-437-7350 ext. 227
DBC-Dental Hygiene Prog-Deland Campus 386-228-3090 ext.2060 (Cleaning/X-rays)
Volusia County Health Department - Dental Services for children and pregnant women on Medicaid - 386-274-0895

 

Doctors and Midwives Who Accept Medicaid

Note: Providers on this list only accept so many Medicaid patients at a time and some may not be accepting new patients when you call them.

Doctors Who Accept Medicaid

Advanced Women’s Specialists Orange City 386-775-8484 http://www.advancedwomens.com/home
Jose Lopez-Citron, MD Orange City 386-744-9890
Anthony Perrin DO Orange City 386-775-4449
Women's Health Resource Center, George Besong MD Orange City 386-774-0109
Volusia County Health Department, Deland 386-822-6215
Kim Rashada, MD Deland 386-943-3618
Brooks & Gelman, Deland 386-736-6110
Mid-Florida OB-GYN Debary 386-668-1000
Irwin Landau, MD Ormond Beach 386-672-0444
Halifax OB-GYN Daytona Beach 386-252-4701
John Vagovic, MD Daytona Beach 386-274-1005
OB-GYN Health Care Daytona Beach 386-258-0123 http://www.obgynhealthcenter.org/home
Volusia OB-GYN Daytona Beach 386-252-5858 http://www.volusiaobgyn.com/
Volusia County Health Department Daytona Beach 386-274-0509
Family Center at Halifax Daytona Beach 386-254-4165
Family Center at Halifax Port Orange 386-947-4665
Volusia County Health Department New Smyrna Beach 386-424-2066
Flagler County Health Department Bunnell 386-437-7350
OB-GYN Assoc. of St. Augustine St. Augustine 904-819-1500 http://www.obgynstaugustine.com/
Dr. Kardinal St. Augustine 904-824-2508
Pulsfus & Depree St. Augustine 904-825-3629
Dr. Larroude St. Augustine 904-797-2777

Midwives Who Accept Medicaid

Note: Providers on this list only accept so many Medicaid patients at a time and some may not be accepting new patients when you call them.

A Woman’s Touch in Healthcare Sanford 407-321-3884
Birth Blessings Debbie Myers, L.M. 386-774-0712 midwifedebbie@embarqmail.com
Heart to Heart Birth Center - Sanford 407-322-9944
Agape Midwifery Service & Maternity Clinic Karen Kennedy Tyus, LM - Holly Hill 386-258-5400 gratefulmidwife@aol.com

Department of Children & Families Customer Services

http://www.myflorida.com/cf_web/
Toll free 866-762-2237

Depression - Post Partum

Post Partum Depression Help Line 800-773-6667 or www.healthynewmoms.org
Information Request Line 800-944-4773
Call your Mom Care Advisors 866-690-5849
Call your Prenatal Provider

Domestic Violence Advocacy Program

Volusia 386-257-2297 ext.15 or 16
Flagler 386-437-7610
Family Health Line 800-451-2229

Domestic Violence Hotlines

Flagler County (Shelter) 386-437-3505
Volusia County (Shelter) 386-255-2102
Florida Domestic Violence 800-500-1119
Rape Crisis Center 386-258-7273
Child Abuse Hotline 96-Abuse

Doula Services (Trained Labor Coach)

Nancy 386-299-6541(cell phone)
Monica MacIntyre 386-248-8282, cell 386-316-6017

Education

Adult Education Center – Flagler 386-437-7563
Chiles Academy - Port Orange 386-322-6102
Teen Parent West – Deland 386-822-7896
DBCC/Daytona Beach: http://www.dbcc.edu/

  • New Directions 386-506-3068 or 386-506-3611
  • Fresh Start Program 386-506-4377
  • Family Literacy 386-506-3471
  • St. Gerard Campus - St. Augustine 800-833-6075 or 904-829-5516

Employment

One Stop Career Center http://www.onestops.com/
  • Daytona Beach 386-323-7001
  • Deland 386-740-3232

Kelly Services/Deland 386-736-0440 Daytona Beach 386-274-2727
Labor Finders/Deland 386-734-5532 Daytona Beach 386-255-1653
Manpower 386-252-1221 or 386-252-1413
Private Industry Council 386-258-7072
Goodwill Self Sufficienty Job Center 386-258-8585
Spherion 386-274-5253

Family Planning Links

Florida Department of Health Link: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Family/famplan/waiver.html
Medicaid Link: http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Medicaid/Family_Planning/index.shtml

Financial Counselors

Florida Hospital Deland 386-943-4641
Flagler County Health Department 386-437-7350 ext.240
Volusia County Health Department (Deland) 386-822-6215
Volusia County Health Department (Daytona Beach) 386-274-0514

Food - General

Angelfood Ministries - 888-819-3745 or 770-267-7015 - Fax: 770-267-8031

  • A non-profit, non-denominated organization dedicated to providing food relief.
  • No application or qualification requirement
  • Accepts food stamps
  • $30 per order

Food - WIC (Women Infants and Children) Appointment Offices

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/WIC/
Daytona Beach 386-274-0676
Deland 386-822-6223
Deltona 386-860-7150
New Smyrna 386-424-2074
Bunnell/Flagler 386-437-7294

Health Department Women’s Centers

Daytona Beach 386-274-0509
Deland 386-822-6215
Deland 386-822-6221
Flagler 386-274-0500
New Smyrna Beach 386-424-2065

Health Insurance - Florida Kid Care

http://www.floridakidcare.org/
Office (Jeannette) 386-323-0000
Toll Free 888-540-5437 TTY: 1-877-316-8748

Help Lines

Breast Feeding Help Line 800-994-9662
Halifax Health Help Line 386-258-4848
Family Health Help Line 800-451-2229
Women’s Health Help Line 800-994-9662 or www.womenshealth.org
Girls Health www.4girls.gov

HIV/Aids Support Group

Daytona Beach 386-255-5569
Flagler Beach 800-700-5410
New Smyrna Beach 386-255-5569
Diggs Miracle Care 386-323-9855

Hospital Birthing Centers (Patient Information)

Central Florida Regional Sanford 407-321-4500 ext. 5766
Ormond Memorial (Susan) 386-676-6262
Halifax Medical (Ellen) 386-254-4005
Florida Deland (Karen) 386-943-4562

Housing - Apartments

(Rent Base on Income):
Mid Florida Housing - Toll Free 800-644-6125 http://www.mfhp.org/index.php
Holly Point Apt - Holly Hill 386-252-4995
Wedgewood Apt - Daytona Beach 386-274-2746
Windy Pines Apt - Daytona Beach 386-274-1006
Braemoor Dunes - Orange City 386-774-5480
Hunters Creek –Deland 386-740-4866
Whispering Oaks - Orange City 386-775-3515
St. Gerard Campus – St. Augustine - 800-833-6075 or 904-829-5516

Housing Assistance

Volusia County
(Down Payment Assistance, Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation, Section 8
http://www.volusia.org/community_assistance/housing.htm
West Volusia 386-736-5955
Daytona Beach 386-254-4648
New Smyrna Beach 386-423-3375
Flagler County - 904/437-3221

Housing – Homeless, Women and Families

Coalition for the Homeless 386-252-3032
Family Renew/Holly Hill 386-239-0861
Palmetto House/Daytona Beach 386-253-4895
Star Shelter 386-252-9400

Housing - Public

Daytona Beach 386-252-3472
Deland 386-736-1696
New Smyrna Beach 386-428-8171
Ormond Beach 386-677-2069
Flagler Beach 386-437-3221

Infant - CPR Classes

Daytona Beach Red Cross 386-226-1400 Ext 119

Legal Services

Local number 386-255-6573
Toll Free 888-379-4729
Bar Association 800-342-8060

Medicaid - Florida Medicaid Questions or Problems

Answers to the following Florida Medicaid Questions:

Department of Children and Families - 1-866-762-2237
Am I eligible for Florida Medicaid?

  • Am I still eligible?
  • Who is my Eligibility Worker?
  • I moved or changed my address.
  • I lost or misplaced my Florida Medicaid Gold Card

Florida Area Medicaid 4 Office - 904-353-2100 or 1-800-273-5880

  • What services does Florida Medicaid cover?
  • I'm getting bills for past medical services.
  • I need a doctor/dentist who takes Florida Medicaid.
  • I have a question about MediPass.

Midwives Who Accept Medicaid

Note: Providers on this list only accept so many Medicaid patients at a time and some may not be accepting new patients when you call them.

A Woman’s Touch in Healthcare - Sanford 386-736-3211 and 1-877-321-3884
Birth Blessings Debbie Myers, L.M. 386-774-0712 midwifedebbie@embarqmail.com
Heart to Heart Birth Center - Sanford 407-322-9944
Birth Blessings Debbie Detarranto, L.M. 386-774-0712
Agape Midwifery Service & Maternity Clinic Karen Kennedy Tyus, LM - Holly Hill 386-258-5400 gratefulmidwife@aol.com

Mobile Health Unit

New Dawn Women’s Clinic - 407-463-1781 - 330 N. Woodland Blvd Deland offers:

  • Ultrasounds
  • Nurse exams Tuesday 10:30a.m. – 2:00p.m.
  • Proof of Pregnancy

Parenting Classes

House Next Door in Daytona Beach & Deland 386-734-2236

  • Step by Step: 0-36 months
  • Making Changes: 3-11 years
  • Fee is $50.00
  • Call to register.

Halifax Behavior Center 841 Jimmy Ann Drive Daytona Beach FL 386-274-5333

  • Every Tuesday 6-7p.m.
  • Babysitting and food available
  • No reservations required
  • Fee is $25.00

Parenting Information

BabyCenter.com - Topics on getting pregnant, pregnancy, baby, toddler, pre-schooler, big kid. Information on activities, development, emotional health, family life, finances, nutrition, fitness and much more.

Paternity Testing

Toll Free 888-362-2876

Poison Control

Toll Free 1-800-222-1222

Safe Haven for Newborns

Couldn't let anyone know you are pregnant? Don't know want to do? Don't abandon your baby. Call Safe Haven for Newborn's 24-hour confidential hotline. http://www.asafehavenfornewborns.com
1-877-767-2229 (Toll free/Multi Lingual)

Smoking and Pregnancy Information

Nicotine May Cause Fetal Defects
http://www.zeroexposure.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Info.Smoking_Info

Smoking - Quit Tobacco

Toll Free 877-822-6669
American Cancer Society 800-227-2345
Ormond Memorial Hospital (Freedom from Smoking) 386-676-6099
Volusia County Health Department-Daytona Beach (Marilyn or Gloria) 386-274-0603

Special Needs Children

Easter Seals Volusia & Flagler 386-255-4568
http://fl-vf.easterseals.com
Children Medical Services/Toll Free 866-827-5197 or 386-238-4980

Teen Parent Resources

The resources below give inforamtion for teen age parents and answers to frequently asked questions:

http://www.teenageparent.org/ - Engish and Espanol
http://www.watsoneducationalservices.com - A Guide for Teen Parents (requires book purchase)
http://www.teenparents.org/ - Teen Parent Fact Sheets
http://www.zerotothree.org/ - Helpful parenting information
http://www.teenwire.com/infocus/2006/if-20060106p405-parents.php - The rights of teen parents

Terminally Ill Children - Services

American Child Photographers Charity Guild for heirloom memories of your precious child free of charge. http://www.acpcg.com/

Thrift Stores

Our Lady of Hope - 386-767-0571
Resource for Women (Maternity & Baby) - 386-761-6629
Domestic Abuse Thrift Shop and Boutique - 386-761-3166 - 335 Beville Road, South Daytona
Christ Team Thrift Shop - 386-255-4357 - 1236 8th Street, Daytona Beach
Secret Attic The Oaks - 386-615-8430 - Ormond Beach
Secret Attic II - 386-615-3837 - 32 N Ocean Shore Blvd , Ormond Beach
Our Father’s Closet - 386-734-8350 - Deland
Neighborhood Center - 386-734-8120 - Deland

Transportation

Medical Bus Pass:
East Volusia 386-322-5100
West Volusia 386-943-7050
South East Volusia 386-424-6810
Votran 386-761-7700

Ultra Sounds

Resources for Women 386-760-2113 - Free

  • Ultrasounds for pregnancy verification only

Keiser University, Marianne Pieffer, Ultra Sound Director 386-274-5060 - Free
  • Ultrasounds performed by students

First Fetal Photos - Marianne Pieffer - Bunnell - 386-586-5657 - Fee Required

Visions of Life 3D/4D Fetal Ultrasound Photos – Daytona Beach - Fee Required
386-274-5433 Email: info@visionsoflife3d.com Website: www.visionsoflife3d.com

  • Elective non-medical (non-diagnostic) prenatal ultrasound performed by credentialed sonographer.
  • Must already be receiving treatment with a healthcare provider.
  • Must have undergone previous medical diagnostic ultrasound.
  • Packages start at $95.00

Vital Statistics

Daytona Beach 386-947-5405
State of Florida Vital Statistics 904-359-6900

Vital Statistics Birth Certificates

Daytona Beach 386-274-0614

To request a Florida birth certificate, go to:
http://doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/birth_death.htm

To request a birth certificate from a state other than Florida, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm

To obtain a driver'slicense or state ID, go to:
http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/

Volusia County Human Services

Non-emergency related requests: Utility related appointments scheduled Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
Appointment to discuss rent & mortgage assistance will be Tuesday & Thursday.
Appointments are not required for emergencies such as prescriptions, prevention of utility shutoff
and assistance with payment of rent.

http://www.volusia.org/community_assistance/human.htm
Emergency help to pay rent or utility bills:
Daytona Beach 386-254-4675
Deland 386-736-5956
South Volusia 386-423-3309
Orange City 386-775-5204

WIC (Women Infants and Children) Appointment Offices

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/WIC/
Daytona Beach 386-274-0676
Deland 386-822-6223
Deltona 386-860-7150
New Smyrna 386-424-2074
Bunnell/Flagler 386-437-7294