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Because every baby deserves a strong beginning—and every mom deserves support.
The heart of Moms’ CAN (Community Assistance Network) is built on the belief that strong communities raise strong families, and at the heart is a simple promise: we listen first. Our Resource Specialists partner with expectant moms to build genuine, trusting relationships—taking time to understand your questions, your goals, and the realities you’re navigating. From there, we connect you to community-based resources, local services, and ongoing support designed to ease stress, strengthen confidence, and remind you that you’re not alone. This is care grounded in connection, respect, and compassion—because support works best when it comes from a network that walks alongside you.
From Prenatal Resource Program to Moms’ CAN
For more than a decade, the Peninsula has been building a stronger way to support moms—starting during pregnancy, when support matters most. What began in 2011 as the Prenatal Resource Program (a program of First Spark) has grown into Moms’ CAN, a trusted pathway within the Community Assistance Network (CAN). Created to ensure moms don’t have to wait until after birth to find help, Moms’ CAN focuses on connection, not assumptions—listening first, meeting families where they are, and linking every expectant mom to care, resources, and community support. Because every pregnancy is different, and every mom deserves a network that shows up early and walks alongside her.
- Pregnant women at any stage
- Families, partners, and caregivers preparing for a new baby
- Any mom in the Peninsula region—regardless of insurance, income, or background
There’s no wrong door. If we are not the right fit, we connect you to someone who is.
Moms’ CAN offers early, caring support that connects you to resources, services, and people who walk alongside you through pregnancy and beyond.
🌅Early, Preventive Support
Connect with services early to improve prenatal care, reduce stress and behavioral health risks, support postpartum wellness, promote safe sleep, and strengthen early childhood outcomes.
🧭Personalized Navigational Support
Prenatal Specialists walk alongside you, helping you make sense of available programs and services and access them with ease.
📋Universal, Whole Person Screening
Thoughtful screening looks beyond assumptions to understand your unique needs and connect you to the right support at the right time.
🧠Mental & Behavioral Health Support
Early identification of emotional and mental health needs, with connections to counseling, treatment, or additional support when needed.
🏡Evidence-Based Home Visiting Referrals
Warm handoffs to trusted programs that use proven approaches to support healthy pregnancies, confident parenting, and early child development.
🔗Resource & Benefits Connections
Hands‑on help accessing WIC, Medicaid, SNAP, safe sleep resources, car seats, diapers, postpartum supports, and more.
Connect to Moms' CAN
Need Help? Call (757) 229-2222 (*press option 2 ) or complete the form below.
Thank you to our partners:
Child Development Resources
Hampton Healthy Families
Newport News Healthy Families
Virginia Department of Health
WIC
A Special Thank You!
To the Spain, Behm, and Petters Families for your generous support of Moms’ CAN and your commitment to the well-being of mothers, babies, and families across the Peninsula, helping to advance strong beginnings and healthy futures for all.