An estimated 500 babies are born in Santa Barbara County every month.  We know that the first hours, days and months of a baby's life are very special and critically important.  How babies and their families are cared for and nurtured during this time helps shape the rest of their lives.  Welcome Every Baby Family (WEB) has seen that health, emotional, and/or breastfeeding issues can cross all boundaries (socio-economic, ethnic, past experiences, age, etc...).  That is why WEB is committed to offering a free universal home visit to any family in Santa Barbara County that is not already participating in a postpartum home visitation program.

Your support helps WEB support babies and their families through:

• Parenting education and support
• Parent/infant relationship support
• Maternal postpartum depression education and support
• Breastfeeding and infant nutrition education
• Infant health and developmental assessment
• Family engagement in pre-literacy activities with infant
• Health and safety education in the home environment, including exposure to tobacco smoke
• Linking families to community resources

Children and Family Resource Service (CFRS) and the Santa Barbara County Education, through the Welcome Every Baby (WEB) program, are committed to keeping newborns and families a priority.  Santa Barbara County is one of the few counties in California with a program in place that offers free services to ALL families, regardless of their personal situation.  We rely on contributions and donations from private individuals, foundations, and public organizations to operate the program.