Helpful Resources for Moms and Families: Support, Guidance, and Practical Tools

At The Buggy Bunch, we believe that moms and families thrive when they have access to the right resources. That’s why we’ve gathered essential community services, parenting tools, and utility information to help you navigate motherhood with confidence and ease.
211 Treasure Coast
2-1-1 or 561-383-1112
help@211pbtc.org
www.211palmbrach.org
A Caring Center for Women
772-257-5390
info@wccfl.org
1986 31st Avenue
Suite 100
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Adult Literacy Service
772-778-2223
director@literacyservicesirc.org
www.literacyservicesirc.org
1600 21st Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
772-466-8535
info@bbbsbigs.org
www.bbbsbigs.org
403 North US1
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
Boys and Girls Club
772-299-7449
philbarnes@bgcirc.org
www.bgcirc.org
1729 17th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Catholic Charities’ Samaritan Center
772-770-2900
kryan@ccdpb.org
3650 41st Street
Vero Beach, FL 32967
CareNet
772-569-7939
info@carenetirc.org
www.carenetirc.org
1355 37th St, Suite 301
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
Childcare Resources of IRC
772-567-3202
www.childcareresourcesir.org
2300 5th Avenue Suite 149
Vero Beach, FL 32960
FamilyWize Discount Prescriptions Cards
800-222-2818
info@familywize.org
www.familywize.org
First Baptist Church Food Pantry
772-567-4341
http://www.foodpantryirc.org/
2206 16th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Pathway Church
772-562-2256
office@fcog.com
1105 58th Ave
Vero Beach, FL 32966
Gifford Youth Activity Center
772-794-1005
pgibbs@gyac.net
www.gyac.net
4875 43rd Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32967
Habitat for Humanity
772-562-9860
www.irchabitat.org
4568 North US1
Vero Beach, FL 32967
Head Start
772-562-4177
www.eocofirc.net
2455 14th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Health Department
772-794-7400
www.indianriver.floridahealth.gov
1900 27th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Healthy Start
772-563-9118
info@irchealthystart.org
www.irchealthystartcoalition.org
1555 Indian River Boulevard
Suite B241
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Income Tax Assistance
United Way IRC
1836 14th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
772-567-8900
eve.ballance@unitedwayirc.org
Kids and Nurses PPEC Center
Offers free Day Care for Medically Fragile Children
3660 20th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
772-226-5059
kids.nursesppec@gmail.com
Legal Assistance
(772) 226-3162
SHCIRC@clerk.indian-river.org
2000 16th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
L.F. Church Food Pantry
(772) 388-2992
liz@lfchurch.com
8000 66th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32967
Mental Health Association
772-569-9788
mary@mhairc.org
www.mhairc.org
820 37th Place
Vero Beach, FL 32960
My Father’s Table Soup Kitchen
772-562-6268
4221 28th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32967
MyAccess Florida
866-762-2237 or 561-837-5078
www.dcf-access.dcf.state.fl
Partner’s In Women’s Health
772-770-6116
www.indianrivermedicalcenter.com
1050 37th Place
Suite 101
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Pathway Church
1105 58th Ave
Vero Beach, FL 32966
772.562.2256
hello@pathwayvb.com
SafeSpace
772-569-7233
www.safespacefl.org
612 SE Dixie Highway
Stuart, FL 34994
Start Your Recovery
List of Drug & Alcohol Rehab Centers & Support in Florida. Use Start Your Recovery Link to browse locations nearest to you for contact info.
The Source
772-564-0202
www.iamthesource.org
1015 Commerce Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Treasure Coast Community Health
772-257-8224
website@tcchinc.org
www.healthtcchinc.org
United Against Poverty Grocery Store
772-564-9365
www.upirc.org
1360 28th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
United Against Poverty Job Support
772-564-9365
www.upirc.org
2746 US1
Vero Beach, FL 32960
VPK
772-564-4169
brooke.flood@indianriverschools.org
6055 62nd Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32967
WIC
772-794-7430
www.fns.usda.gov/WIC/women-infants-and-children-wic
1900 27th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Women’s Refuge
772-770-4424
www.womensrefugevb.org
1850 Lemon Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Youth Guidance__
772-492-3933
www.youthguidanceprogram.org
1028 20th Place
Suite B
Vero Beach, FL 32960
A Guide to Managing Media for Teens and Tweens
Unchecked and extraneous use of technology can have negative effects on teens and tweens, including issues with mental health and deteriorating real-world relationships. It’s important to teach them about how they can use media in a healthy, productive, and positive way.
Aha Parenting!
Advice and information about parenting, behavior and connecting with your child.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Guidance to expecting mothers about exposure to Zika virus.
Children’s Movement of Florida
A non-partisan grassroots movement of Floridians insisting on increased investment in the first five years of all our children.
Healthy Children
A website of the American Academy of Pediatrics focused on the health of children.
How to Tell if Social Media Is Harming Your Mental Health
Contains valuable insights into the factors that can affect mental health when using social media and offers advice on how to seek help when needed.
Story Time Katie
Songs, rhymes, finger plays and book recommendations from a children’s librarian.
Talking is Teaching
Tips and tools for talking, reading and singing to your child to help them develop the brain connections they need.
Kim West, LCSW-C and known as The Sleep Lady with a book called “The Sleep Lady’s Good Night Sleep Tight”
Tips for Bedtime
Tips to help parents gain an increased understanding of the often confusing science behind sleep.
Understood
Parenting Resources for learning disabilities and attention issues.
A Parent’s Guide to Age-Appropriate Media
With so much media available to children, some parents struggle to know what their children should consume and avoid. This guide details the parental guides for television, movies, and video games, what the differences in ratings mean, what parents can expect from media within these ratings, what the descriptors mean and some key questions to ask as parents.
Babies Need Words Everyday
Designed to bridge the 30 Million Word Gap by providing parents with proven ways to build their children’s literacy skills.
Center on Media and Child Health
Educates and empowers children and those who care for them to create and consume media in ways that optimize children’s health and development.
Common Sense Media
Provides independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.
Essentials of Early Literacy Instruction
Research on literacy development in young children.
Jbrary.com
Story time blog with book recommendations, finger plays and online resources.
Pediatric Health and Safety Guide
At any point during the day, a child is faced with potential threats from the things around him or her. Although some adults may instinctively know how to keep children safe in some instances, they all must learn how to do it in every situation.
Teaching Your Child CPR Could Save Your Life
If an adult is alone with a child and is in need of CPR, they will need someone who knows what to do and how to do it. A child who has been taught the basics of CPR can take action and potentially save the adult’s life.
CPR Today: What’s Changed
Learn how CPR has changed in just ten years. Stay up to date so you can take action and help save lives.
Too Small to Fail
Helps parents, communities, and businesses take specific actions to improve the health and well-being of children from birth to age five.
Electric Help
Economic Opportunities Council
772-562-4177
2455 St Lucie Ave
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Water Help
Economic Opportunities Council
772-562-4177
2455 St Lucie Ave
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Clothing, Furniture & Utility
St. Vincent de Paul
772-567-6774
1745 14th Ave
Vero Beach, FL 32960