You Are Not Alone.
Social Workers at your local CSSM offices are available to help you locate supports and resources specific to your community. We are always happy to help!
- Montana’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
https://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/WIC - Montana State Based Financial Assistance – applications for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, LIEAP benefits, and other state-based programs
https://dphhs.mt.gov/hcsd - Montana State-wide Resource List
https://montana211.org/ - Housing Assistance Programs
https://housing.mt.gov/https://housing.mt.gov/ - Parenting Support
https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com/resources-for-parents/
Heading Home with Your Newborn, From Birth to Reality
by Laura A Jana and Jennifer Shu
This book offers “parent-tested, pediatrician-approved” advice for new parents, with the reality of caring for a baby in the first eight weeks of its life.
Eat, Sleep, Poop—A Common Sense Guide to Your Baby’s First Year
by Scott W. Cohen
“Dr. Scott Cohen has managed to condense everything parents need to know for their baby’s first year into a fun and readable guide. Today’s parents have more questions than ever and Dr. Cohen answers them all in this handy, readable book.” — Dr. Jenn Berman
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby From Birth to Age Two
by William Sears, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N.
Baby 411
by Dr. Ari Brown and Denise Fields
Your Baby, Birth to Age 1! Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about your newborn: breastfeeding, weaning, calming a fussy baby, milestones and more! Your baby bible.
Your local CSSM offices have many of these books available for you to review.