Nurse Home Visits for First-Time Mothers in Berks County
Community Prevention Partnership runs the Nurse-Family Partnership, which pairs a first-time mother with a specially trained registered nurse who visits her at home through pregnancy and the child's first two years.
It is for first-time, low-income mothers living in Berks or Schuylkill counties. The page does not give an income figure, so ask when you contact the office.
Each mother is partnered with a registered nurse early in her pregnancy, and the nurse's home visits continue until her child's second birthday. The visits focus on personal health, environmental health, life course, maternal role development and personal relationships, and the nurse also makes referrals to other human services. The goals are to help women follow good preventive health practices during pregnancy, to help parents provide competent care for their child, and to help the family build economic self-sufficiency by developing a vision for the future. The in-home services are free.
The program has limits on how many families it can take. Berks County has the capacity to serve 291 families, and Schuylkill County has the capacity to serve 75 families.
The page does not say how to enroll or whether a referral is needed. For questions, the general contact for Community Prevention Partnership is (610) 376-6988, with an alternate number of (610) 376-6077. The office address is 1010 Centre Avenue, Reading, PA 19601. Office hours are not listed.
Source: communitypreventionpartnership.org/programs, read September 18, 2026.
The details
In Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County’s words
The Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based community health program that helps transform the lives of vulnerable families expecting their first child. Each mother is partnered with a registered nurse early in her pregnancy and receives ongoing nurse home visits that continue until her child’s second birthday. Berks County has the capacity to serve 291 families, and Schuylkill County has the capacity to serve 75 families.
Organization
Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County
About this listing
This listing summarizes publicly available information from communitypreventionpartnership.org/programs. Last recorded review: September 18, 2026. Contact the provider to confirm eligibility, hours and availability before you go. If something here is wrong, tell us.