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Community Resources

Teen Parents Succeeding will direct you to community resources that are available to help you care for yourself and your child.

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Housing Needs

Warsaw Housing Authority: 574-267-5110

• Rental Assistance for income-eligible families
• Emergency Housing Repairs for income-eligible families

Greenhaus Apartments: 574- 457-4884

• Income-based Apartment Rentals in Syracuse

REAL Services: 574-267-2699

• Income-based Emergency Energy Assistance program
• Income-based Weatherization Program to assist with reducing utility bills

Our Father's House: 574-268-1800

• Vouchers for Free Used Furniture

Food and Nutrition

WIC: 574- 269-4456

• Grocery Vouchers for income-eligible mothers and children for specific staple foods

Syracuse Food Pantry: 574- 457-5450

• Food, Toiletries and Cleaning Supplies available for income-eligible residents of Turkey Creek Township

Ligonier Food Pantry: 1-888-774-1465

• Food, Toiletries and Cleaning Supplies available for income-eligible families

Combined Community Services Food Pantry: 574- 269-6019

• Food, Toiletries and Cleaning Supplies available for income-eligible residents of Kosciusko County

Purdue Extension: 574-372-2340

• Free Family Nutrition Program

Angel Food Ministries: 574-529-5630

• Nutritionally balanced meals at about half the price of buying food at the store — you can use food stamps to purchase meals from Angel Food

Transportation Assistance

KABS: 1-866-953-4490

• Public Transit for Kosciusko County Residents

Baby Needs

BABE Boutique: 574-268-2273

• Provides parents with Clothing, Children's Furniture and other Essential Baby Items in exchange for incentive coupons distributed by local healthcare providers

Heartline Pregnancy Center: 574- 267-5110

• Earn While You Learn program allows you to earn necessities such as Car Seats, Diapers, Baby Wipes, Toilet Paper and Baby Clothes by watching educational videos in their office or attending life-skills classes
• Car Seat Safety Fitting and Car Seat Safety Classes that can qualify you to Earn a New Car Seat

Healthcare Needs

Nurse on Call: 1-877-846-4447

• Connects you with Health Care Providers who can meet your healthcare needs based on your health and financial needs
• Financial Assistance for Medical Expenses for people with financial needs resulting from injury, disease, or a medical condition

Kosciusko County Health Connect: 574-372-3500

• Connects you with Health Care Providers who can meet your healthcare needs based on your health and financial needs
• Financial Assistance for Medical Expenses for people with financial needs resulting from injury, disease, or a medical condition

Medication & Dental Assistance: 574-372-3604

• Provides vouchers to income-eligible residents of Kosciusko County who need Financial Help Purchasing Prescription Medications at local pharmacies.
• Emergency Dental Care for Kosciusko County residents

Kosciusko County Health Department: 574-267-7028

• Free Childhood Immunizations from birth to eighteen years of age.
• Free Routine Health Checks and Screenings for children two months of age through the eighth grade.
• Assistance with Medicaid Applications
• Free "first appointment" Prenatal Clinical Care

Bowen Center: 1-800-342-5652

• Help Coping With Stressful Situations like co-parenting, anger management, conflict resolution, and parenting

Hoosier Health Wise: 1-800-889-9949

• Hoosier Healthwise is an income-based Health Insurance Program for Indiana Children, Pregnant Women, and Low-Income Families. Health care is provided at little or no cost to Indiana families enrolled in the program.

Healthy Indiana Plan:

• Provides Affordable Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals who don' live with a dependent child, and parents who earn up to approximately $44,000 annually for a family of four, have been uninsured for six months and do not have access to insurance through their employer.

Personal Safety

Victim Service Center: 574-372-9539

• Help Keeping Yourself Safe when you have experienced violence at home or in a dating relationship.

Beaman Home: 574-269-3044 or 574-267-7701

• Emergency Shelter for Abused Women and Their Children
• Support Groups for people who have been victims of abuse

Adolescent Crisis Intervention and Counseling Hotline: 1-800-999-9999

• This 24-hour hotline provides crisis intervention, referral and information services to homeless, runaway and other troubled youth and their families

Family Planning

Heartline Pregnancy Center: 574- 267-5110

• Free STD Testing
• Free Pregnancy Testing

Planned Parenthood: 574-267-3889

• Reduced-cost Birth Control, Pregnancy Testing and PAP Smears

Warsaw Family Health Center: 574-306-2298

• Income-based Birth Control, Emergency Contraception, Pregnancy Testing, PAP Smears

Parenting

First Steps: 574-935-8446 or 1-866-403-5437

• Assists families of Children With a Medical Diagnosis or Developmental Delay

Healthy Families: 574-267-3823 or 1-877-267-3823

• One-on-One Support and Developmental Information for Parents of Newborns

Before5.org

• Developmental Information for Parents of Children Ages 0 — 5

Goshen Health System: 574-535-2764

• Mother's Support Group
• Lactation Consultants
• Nutrition and Fitness Classes

Health Department: 574-267-7028

• Income-based Well-Baby Checks
• Income-based Routine Physicals
• Free Immunizations

Community Coordinated Child Care: 574-289-7815 or 1-800-524-4533

• Free Parenting Classes
• Assistance Finding Child Care in Kosciusko County

Child Support and Legal Concerns

Kosciusko Prosecutor's Office: 574-372-2419

• Questions regarding Child Support in Kosciusko County

Elkhart Prosecutor's Office: 574-522-3074

• Questions regarding Child Support in Elkhart County

North Webster Community Center: 574-834-1600

• Free Legal Advice

Combined Community Services: 574-269-6019

• Free Legal Advice

Social/Support Groups

Teen MOPS: 260-585-9130 or 574-533-0327

• Make connections and find support with other teen moms
• Free Food and Child Care
• Parenting Resources
• Clothing and other Essential Baby Items in exchange for incentive coupons earned by attending meetings

Adoption Information

Federal Hotline for Adoption: 1-800-862-3678

• The hotline offers Information and Resources on Pregnancy, Adoption and Childcare

Catholic Charities: 574-234-3111 or 1-800-686-3112

• Information on Adoption and Adoption Services