Broward Healthy Start Coalition

What Broward Healthy Start Coalition does

Broward Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. is a Florida-incorporated non-profit founded on February 14, 1992, and headquartered at 4620 N. State Road 7, Building H, Suite 102, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. It operates as the legislatively designated maternal and child health administrator for Broward County under Florida Statute, responsible for forming and administering the Healthy Start system and conducting the county's Service Delivery Needs Assessment and Service Delivery Plan. The organization serves pregnant women and families with children up to age 3 through a portfolio of programs — the Healthy Start home visitation core, Healthy Families Broward (320 active families), Healthy Connections peer-navigator support, the Behavioral Health Program, the Safe Sleep Program (in partnership with Cribs for Kids), T.E.A.M. Dad fatherhood programming, and the Parenting Playbook classes — all delivered free of charge regardless of income or immigration status.

The Coalition's operating technology consists of a centralized telephonic Connect intake line (954-567-7174), a mobile Healthy Start App powered by Bump2Baby360 (YoMingo) for pregnancy and parenting tracking and education, and a Parent Connection Podcast released biweekly. Distribution is hybrid: direct home visitation by Family Support Engagement Specialists, in-person classes at libraries and community venues, partner clinic locations for Medicaid enrollment (Pompano Prenatal, South Broward Community Health, Cora E. Braynon Family Health Center), and required Healthy Start screenings at prenatal visits and post-delivery hospitals. Primary funding flows from the Florida Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care Administration through the Healthy Start MomCare Network, supplemented by United Way of Broward County (Project Hope) and additional grants.

Name

Broward Healthy Start Coalition

Legal name

Broward Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.

Website

https://browardhsc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Broward Healthy Start Coalition is a Florida non-profit, founded 1992, that administers Broward County's legislatively mandated maternal and child health system, delivering free home visitation, telephonic intake, and specialized programs to pregnant women and families with children up to age 3.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maternal and Child Health Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK), Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Administration (BPAIAJAJ), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC), Health Education & Parent Coaching (Sleep, Safety, Illness Management) (EDACAMAN)

Keywords

• Maternal child health
• Home visitation services
• Prenatal care programs
• Infant safe sleep
• Family support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Funding - Florida Department of Health: Primary funding from Florida Department of Health for the Healthy Start system formation, administration, quality services to pregnant women and children birth to age three, and monitoring services.
2. Government Funding - Agency for Health Care Administration: Funding through the Healthy Start MomCare Network with funding from the Agency for Health Care Administration.
3. United Way Grant Funding: Project Hope initiative funded by United Way, led by Broward Healthy Start Coalition and implemented with hospital partners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Broward Healthy Start Coalition operates a coordinated system of free maternal and child health programs centered on the Healthy Start home visitation initiative, serving pregnant women and families with children up to age 3 in Broward County, Florida. Services include prenatal education, breastfeeding support, postpartum depression screening and referrals, safe sleep education with crib distribution, fatherhood programming, peer navigation for mothers in recovery, and child abuse prevention. The Coalition administers the centralized Connect intake and referral line (954-567-7174) as the single entry point to all programs.

Product overview

Broward Healthy Start Coalition offers a coordinated system of maternal and child health programs centered around the Healthy Start initiative—a free home visitation program for pregnant women and families with children up to age 3. The organization's portfolio includes specialized programs addressing specific needs: Healthy Families Broward for child abuse prevention, Healthy Connections for mothers facing hardship with peer navigator support, the Behavioral Health Program for substance use recovery, Safe Sleep Program/Cribs for Kids for infant safety, and T.E.A.M. Dad for fatherhood support. Additional offerings include The Parenting Playbook (free parenting classes), a Parent Connection Podcast, and the Healthy Start App (powered by Bump2Baby360). The Connect service serves as the central intake and referral hub linking families to all programs. Together, these programs form an integrated maternal and child health system addressing prenatal care, early childhood development, family support, and community resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Healthy Start App: Mobile application powered by Bump2Baby360 providing pregnancy and parenting resources for moms and dads
• T.E.A.M. Dad
• Connect
• Healthy Connections
• Parenting Playbook
• Healthy Families Broward

Products and services

• Healthy Start A free home visitation program for pregnant women and families with children up to age 3 that provides education, support, and connections to community services to improve pregnancy, health, and developmental outcomes. Services include prenatal education, breastfeeding support, postpartum depression screening, and newborn care education.
• Healthy Start App A mobile application powered by Bump2Baby360 (YoMingo platform) providing expecting and new parents with pregnancy and parenting resources, tracking tools, and educational content accessible via smartphone.
• T.E.A.M. Dad A fatherhood program helping fathers in Broward County with babies on the way or children under 3 enhance parenting skills, become better advocates and mentors, and access case management, financial education, workforce development, and group events.
• Behavioral Health Program Peer support services for pregnant and parenting persons with substance use disorders, providing recovery planning, referrals, and support for mental health and substance use challenges.
• Healthy Families Broward A voluntary home visitation program designed to prevent child abuse and neglect by promoting positive parenting practices through regular home visits by Family Support Engagement Specialists. Serves a caseload of 320 families at any given time across 9 target zip codes.
• Healthy Connections A program helping pregnant mothers experiencing hardship, substance use challenges, or mental health struggles, providing peer navigator support using evidence-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing and the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).
• Safe Sleep Program / Cribs for Kids A program promoting infant safe sleep practices through community training sessions, hospital staff education, and crib distribution in collaboration with Cribs for Kids. Has distributed 530 cribs and trained over 400 hospital nurses.
• The Parenting Playbook A free resource hub offering parenting classes including 3-part Childbirth Education series (Heritage Birth Collaborative), breastfeeding classes in English/Spanish, Parent Connection Series, Daddy & Me, Baby & Me, and Postpartum support groups held at libraries and on virtual platforms.
• Parent Connection Podcast A podcast for moms and dads featuring parenting tips, helpful ideas, and real parenting stories, released biweekly.
• Connect A telephonic service providing a one-stop entry point (954-567-7174) for pregnant women and families with infants up to age 3 to access information and services, linking them to appropriate community resources. Contact within 5 weekdays of referral.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Broward HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor healthcare system partner providing prenatal care, delivery services, and infant screening. Partner in Project Hope initiative. Broward Health clinics offer in-person Medicaid enrollment for pregnant women at multiple locations (Pompano Prenatal, Cora E. Braynon Family Health Center).
• Memorial Healthcare SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor hospital system partner providing prenatal care, delivery services, and infant screening. Partner in Project Hope initiative funded by United Way. South Broward Community Health clinic offers Medicaid enrollment.
• Florida Department of Health BrowardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government funder and statutory partner. Coalition receives funding from FDOH and is responsible for Healthy Start system formation and administration per Florida Statute. Provides service providers and oversight.
• Sunshine HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedicaid managed care health plan partner listed on website. Referenced in resources for children's medical services health plan information.
• Urban League of Broward CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing Healthy Start services. Listed among service providers on the Healthy Start page.
• West Care the Village SouthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner providing Healthy Start services. Listed among service providers on the Healthy Start page.
• Cribs for KidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational infant safe sleep organization partnership. In collaboration with Cribs for Kids, 530 cribs were distributed while providing safe sleep education. Supports the Safe Sleep Program's public health priority.
• Family CentralminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConnect partner supporting the centralized intake and referral system for Broward County families.
• Heritage Birth CollaborativeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClinical childbirth experts who lead the FREE 3-part group Childbirth Education series as part of the Parenting Playbook program.
• Healthy Start MomCare NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level network providing funding through the Agency for Health Care Administration. Supports the Coalition's administration of the Healthy Start system.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Healthy Families America (Prevent Child Abuse America): National home-visiting model for at-risk families that competes for the same federal/state funding pool that funds Healthy Families Broward. Operates in 40+ states with similar evidence-based curricula and accreditation requirements.
• Nurse-Family Partnership: National evidence-based nurse home-visiting program for low-income first-time mothers. Targets nearly identical population as BHSC's core Healthy Start service and competes for MIECHV federal funding, making it a direct alternative model peer.
• March of Dimes: National nonprofit focused on maternal and infant health outcomes. Operates program, research, and advocacy efforts overlapping BHSC's mission of reducing infant mortality, preterm birth, and disparities, and often partners or competes in the same funding landscape.
• Florida Department of Health Bureau of Family Health Services: State government bureau that funds and oversees the Healthy Start system statewide. BHSC operates as a contracted service provider under this agency, making it the policy/funder peer rather than a competitor.
• Healthy Start MomCare Network (Florida): State-level coordinating network that administers AHCA funding across all Florida Healthy Start Coalitions, including BHSC. Operates as the umbrella organization contracting with Medicaid managed care plans, making it the policy and funding upstream peer.

Direct peers

• Orange County Healthy Start Coalition: Central Florida Healthy Start Coalition providing identical mandated services in Orange County. Same funding architecture (FDOH/AHCA), same programmatic mix including fatherhood and behavioral health, and same statutory operating model.
• Children First (Sarasota Healthy Start): Sarasota County's Healthy Start provider delivering the same Florida-model home visitation, interconception care, and case management. Comparable county-level scale, scope, and funding structure to BHSC.
• Miami-Dade Healthy Start Coalition: Direct county-level peer administering the same Florida Healthy Start model in adjacent Miami-Dade County. Operates identical programmatic structure (Coalition, Connect intake, MomCare Network) with comparable government funding, making it the closest functional comparable for BHSC.
• Healthy Start Coalition of Palm Beach County: County-level Healthy Start Coalition serving Palm Beach County with the same Florida Statute mandate, FDOH funding model, and program mix (home visitation, fatherhood, interconception care). Comparable service area population and funding scale to BHSC.

Emerging players

• Parents as Teachers: National evidence-based parent education and home-visiting model serving prenatal-to-age-5 families. Overlaps with Healthy Families Broward and competes for similar state/federal home-visiting dollars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles9 records

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