SUPPORT FOR INDIANA FAMILIES

Find your next step.

Explore practical support, from doula care to everyday essentials.

16 resources

Sources reviewed September 12, 2026
Mental health & grief

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

Free, confidential support for pregnant and new parents, available 24 hours a day by call or text at 1-833-852-6262.

United States

Trained counselors offer support in English and Spanish. Open the official page for current contact options. This website does not provide counseling.

Visit HRSA
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

HRSA
Foundation program · Doula supportDieudonneMatch

Start here: Get doula support

Explore pregnancy, birth and postpartum support through the Foundation’s existing matching service.

A doula offers practical, emotional and informational support. Doula support does not replace clinical care or emergency services.

Get doula support

Continue on DieudonneMatch · Indiana

Matching depends on availability and fit. Support requests continue on DieudonneMatch.

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Destination reviewed September 13, 2026. Matching depends on availability and fit.

Foundation family services
Community connections

Indiana 211

Find local health and human-service resources when you are not sure where to start.

Indiana

The state provides phone and online resource-finding options. Confirm availability and eligibility with the organization providing help.

Visit Indiana 211
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana 211
Child development

First Steps early intervention

Explore early-intervention support for children from birth to age three who may benefit from help with developmental milestones.

Indiana

Find First Steps information through the Bureau of Child Development Services. Ask the local program about evaluation and eligibility.

Visit Indiana FSSA
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana FSSA
Child care

Child care assistance

Read about Indiana’s Child Care and Development Fund assistance and the state application process.

Indiana

The program determines eligibility. Confirm current application requirements, funding and availability directly with FSSA.

Visit Indiana FSSA Carefinder
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana FSSA Carefinder
Home visiting

Healthy Families Indiana

Learn about voluntary home visiting that supports child development, parent education and connections to care.

Indiana

Use the state’s county contacts to ask about local enrollment and availability during pregnancy or after birth. This is a provider link, not Foundation enrollment.

Visit Indiana DCS
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana DCS
Pregnancy & recovery

Indiana Pregnancy Promise Program

Explore a free, voluntary program for pregnant and postpartum Medicaid members affected by current or previous substance use disorders.

Indiana

The program confirms Medicaid eligibility and the enrollment window. Contact the program directly, without entering personal health details in this directory.

Visit Indiana FSSA Pregnancy Promise
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana FSSA Pregnancy Promise
Food & feeding

Indiana WIC

Nutrition support and breastfeeding resources. Find information about eligibility and local WIC clinics.

Indiana

The provider has referral forms in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. Ask your clinic about language assistance.

Visit Indiana Department of Health
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana Department of Health

Published referral forms: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole. This is not a promise of spoken-language services.

Food & feeding

SNAP food assistance

Find the state’s food-assistance application route and program information through FSSA.

Indiana

Eligibility is determined by the program. Applications take place on the state’s website.

Visit Indiana FSSA
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana FSSA
Financial & utilities

TANF cash assistance

Explore Indiana’s cash-assistance program for families through the FSSA Benefits Portal.

Indiana

Check current requirements with FSSA. This directory does not determine eligibility.

Visit Indiana FSSA
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana FSSA
Health coverage

Indiana Medicaid

Read how to apply for health coverage and reach the existing state application portal.

Indiana

Coverage and eligibility are determined by the state, not by the Foundation.

Visit Indiana Medicaid
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana Medicaid
Food & feeding

Indy Hunger Network

Find food-assistance resources through the community food network linked by the Foundation.

Indianapolis area

Check the provider’s current pantry locations and hours before visiting.

Visit Indy Hunger Network
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indy Hunger Network
Baby essentials

Indiana Diaper Bank

Use the provider’s diaper-finder resources to locate a distribution partner.

Check provider area

Distribution locations and supplies vary. The provider says its office is not open for public drop-ins.

Visit Indiana Diaper Bank
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Indiana Diaper Bank
Financial & utilitiesDates need confirmation

IndyEAP utility assistance

Information about heating and electricity assistance for eligible Marion County households.

Marion County

Confirm the current application period. The source still shows 2025–26 dates and an “open” notice alongside an April 20, 2026 deadline.

Visit IndyEAP
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

IndyEAP
Mental health & grief

Perinatal mental-health connections

Ask the Foundation about its listed connections to perinatal mental-health professionals and resources.

Indiana

This is a general contact route, not counseling, urgent support or an emergency service. Current referral options need staff confirmation.

Contact the Foundation
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Foundation family services
Mental health & grief

Bereavement support

Ask about compassionate support for families experiencing loss. The Foundation lists bereavement support among its services.

Indiana

Ask staff about current availability. Specific burial-support arrangements are not confirmed in this review.

Contact the Foundation
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Reviewed September 12, 2026. This checks the listed source, not appointment availability or your eligibility.

Foundation family services