Healthy Beginnings
Supporting New & Expecting Parents Through Nutrition and Community
Why We Exist
No baby should be born into hunger.
Food insecurity during pregnancy and postpartum can lead to serious health risks — for both parent and child. Healthy Beginnings empowers families with the nutrition, wellness resources, and support they need to thrive.
Why It Matters:
Nutrition is directly tied to birth outcomes, infant development, and postpartum recovery.
Families with young children experience food insecurity at nearly double the rate of the general population.
Black and Indigenous birthing people are 2–3x more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes, many of which are preventable with improved support systems.
Mental health issues like postpartum depression are significantly higher in food-insecure homes.
Healthy Beginnings is about more than food — it's about hope, health, and community connection.
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At Haven Community Church, we believe that every parent deserves a supported and healthy start to their journey — and that no baby should be born into hunger.
Food insecurity during pregnancy and postpartum can lead to serious health risks — for both parent and child. Healthy Beginnings empowers families with the nutrition, wellness resources, and support they need to thrive.
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The Healthy Beginnings Nutrition Program is an extension of Haven’s Community Kitchen and is built around the unique needs of pregnant people and new parents. The program provides monthly kits filled with nutrition-forward, culturally competent, and dignity-centered support items to help alleviate stress and improve health outcomes.
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Why It Matters:
Nutrition is directly tied to birth outcomes, infant development, and postpartum recovery.
Families with young children experience food insecurity at nearly double the rate of the general population.
Black and Indigenous birthing people are 2–3x more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes, many of which are preventable with improved support systems.
Mental health issues like postpartum depression are significantly higher in food-insecure homes.
Monthly Wellness Kits
Thoughtfully designed for new and expecting parents.
Pre and postnatal vitamins
Snacks that support prenatal development
Pregnancy discomfort medications (heartburn & nausea relief)
Resource guides for local reproductive healthcare centers, midwives, doulas, and other pregnancy-related support services
Lactation support, breast pads, and nipple cream
Diapers, wipes, and rash cream
Baby foods and cereals
Self-care items
Haven’s Commitment to Dignity-Driven Care:
At Haven, we reject the idea that help must come with judgment or shame.
Our outreach is intentionally affirming, trauma-informed, and queer-inclusive. We serve pregnant people of all genders, recognizing that the journey to parenthood looks different for everyone.
Supporting Haven’s Healthy Beginnings means investing in the future of our community — one family, one meal, one new life at a time.
This important work is made possible by generous contributions by community members like you.