Help Me Grow
Island County
Helping the children you love grow up healthy from pregnancy through early childhood.
Have questions about your child’s development, behavior, or health?
Looking for local parenting support or child care?
Need help with utility bills, housing, or other basic needs?
Find the programs, services, and other support available to young children and their families.
Whether you’re pregnant, caring for a newborn baby, or raising a young child, everyone needs a little help sometimes. Island County is a caring community with many resources for famlies, but knowing what’s out there is not always easy. Our free service connects families with the resources, information, and support available to you—right when you need them.
Did You Know?
Washington has Paid Family Medical Leave
Paid Family and Medical Leave is a benefit for Washington workers. It’s here for you when a serious health condition prevents you from working or when you need time to care for a family member, bond with a new child or spend time with a family member preparing for military service overseas. Paid Leave lets you take paid time off when you need it most, offering stability and peace of mind so you can focus on what matters.
Child Care Aware Can Help You Find Child Care
Child Care Referral Specialists help families locate child care programs that meet their individual needs and provide additional information about financial support for child care, early learning, and child development.
You can also use their online locator tool.
Help Me Grow WA and Child Care Aware Team Up
Seamless support starts here. Help Me Grow Washington and Child Care Aware of Washington are teaming up to make sure families get connected—not redirected.
No matter which number they call, families can access a wide range of services—from child care and early learning to health, food, and developmental support.
Pregnant or just had a baby…
and feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or if you just need someone to talk to?
The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and here to help, 24/7.
Pregnant or just had a baby…
and feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or if you just need someone to talk to?
The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and here to help, 24/7.