Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County, Inc.

What Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County, Inc. does

Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1992 and headquartered in Palmetto, Florida, that delivers free maternal and infant health support services to residents of Manatee County. Its service population comprises pregnant women, new mothers, infants up to age three, inter-conceptional women, and families in need, with an annual reach of approximately 2,200 mothers and infants. The coalition's stated outcomes target reductions in infant mortality and low birth weight and improvements in health and developmental outcomes.

The coalition operates a portfolio of programs centered on its core HealthyStart home visiting service, which provides one-on-one support throughout pregnancy and early childhood. Community Connect (Coordinated Intake & Referral) serves as a one-stop entry point that administers the Florida Prenatal and Infant Screens, conducts preventative screenings, and links families to local services. The Infant Safe Sleep Campaign, launched in 2005 in partnership with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, addresses SIDS/SUID prevention. Additional programs include the T.E.A.M. Dad fatherhood program and the Fetal & Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) project, which since 2022 has operated as a regional consortium with Healthy Start Sarasota, Desoto, and Charlotte County.

The business model is grant- and donation-funded: all services are provided free of charge to participants, with the board of directors allocating funding to local providers. Revenue streams are donations, grants, and in-kind community support; no commercial pricing is charged. The go-to-market is community-led, relying on hospital and birth-center screening-form referrals, home visits, monthly general membership meetings, CEU-eligible professional trainings, community events such as the Annual Community Baby Shower, and a Facebook presence. The organization operates from a six-employee base and is registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Registration# CH36321).

Name

Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County, Inc.

Legal name

Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County, Inc.

Website

https://hsmanatee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1992, that provides free home visiting, prenatal and infant screening, safe sleep education, and fatherhood programming to pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and families across Manatee County, Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maternal and Infant Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

Keywords

• Maternal health services
• Infant health programs
• Home visiting programs
• Prenatal care services
• Community health support

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmetto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that relies on donations and grants. The board of directors allocates funding to local providers to provide Healthy Start program services. Tax ID#65-0380065. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Registration# CH36321.
2. Direct Services (Free): All services are provided free of charge to participants regardless of age, marital status, or economic status. Services are voluntary and confidential.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free home visiting and community-based programs to pregnant women, new mothers, and infants up to age 3 in Manatee County, Florida. Services include case management, education, care coordination, and specialized programs targeting safe sleep, fatherhood engagement, and fetal/infant mortality review. The organization serves approximately 2,200 mothers and infants annually through direct, in-person service delivery.

Product overview

Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County offers a suite of maternal and infant health programs centered on its core HealthyStart home visiting program, which provides one-on-one support throughout pregnancy and early childhood. The services include Community Connect (Coordinated Intake & Referral) as the entry point, the Infant Safe Sleep Campaign for SIDS prevention, the T.E.A.M. Dad Fatherhood Program, and the Fetal & Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) project. All programs are free and voluntary for pregnant women, new mothers, infants up to age three, and inter-conceptional women in Manatee County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce infant mortality
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Healthy Start SarasotacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Regional FIMR Project partnership initiated in 2022. Healthy Start Sarasota facilitates the Case Action Team (CAT) for the regional consortium.
• Healthy Start DesotocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Regional FIMR Project partnership initiated in 2022 as part of consortium to reduce fetal and infant mortality.
• Charlotte County Healthy StartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Regional FIMR Project partnership initiated in 2022 as part of consortium to reduce fetal and infant mortality.
• Manatee County Sheriff's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Partnership launched in 2005 for Infant Safe Sleep Campaign. After the Sheriff's Office's Infant Death Review Panel found many accidental infant deaths could have been prevented with proper information and tools, the partnership was established for community education and prevention program.
• Manatee Early Learning CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplements the Sleep Baby Safely Program in conjunction with Healthy Start Coalition. Works with multiple community organizations on infant safe sleep education and prevention.
• Early Learning Coalition of ManateecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in 3rd Annual Community Baby Shower and Sleep Baby Safely Program implementation.
• Florida Department of Health - ManateecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of Community Baby Shower. Also collaborated on COVID-19 updates and emergency advice for Medicaid recipients.
• Trinity Lutheran ChurchminorOthersPremier Sponsor of 3rd Annual Community Baby Shower event.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• March of Dimes: A national nonprofit addressing maternal and infant health, including prematurity, low birth weight, and infant mortality — the exact outcomes Healthy Start Manatee targets. Acts as a funder, advocate, and program operator that competes for both donor dollars and policy attention in maternal-child health.
• Nurse-Family Partnership: A national, evidence-based nurse home visiting program serving low-income first-time mothers and infants — same target population and home-visiting delivery model as Healthy Start Manatee. Operates as a broader incumbent in the maternal-child home visiting category and frequently co-exists with Healthy Start Coalitions in the same geographies.
• Children's Home Society of Florida: A large statewide Florida nonprofit serving children and families, including early childhood and family support programs overlapping with Healthy Start's parenting education and home-visiting work. Operates at significantly greater scale across multiple service lines in Florida.

Direct peers

• Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County: A larger Florida Healthy Start Coalition serving the Tampa Bay region. Runs the same home-visiting and prenatal/infant screen model at greater scale, making it a useful comparison for capacity, headcount, and funding benchmarks as Manatee considers growth.
• Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County: A fellow Florida county-level Healthy Start Coalition and a named 2022 FIMR regional partner. Operates the same home visiting, CI&R, and FIMR model in adjacent geography, making it the closest functional peer for benchmarking and regional collaboration.
• Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade: One of the largest Florida Healthy Start Coalitions, operating the same state-mandated maternal/infant health home-visiting model in a major urban market. Comparable as a 'scaled-up' version of the Manatee model and a leading competitor for state-level innovation funding.
• Healthy Start Coalition of DeSoto County: A Florida Healthy Start Coalition also named in the 2022 regional FIMR consortium. Mirrors the same programmatic structure (home visiting, CI&R, prenatal/infant screening) in a small rural county, useful as a size-comparable peer.
• Charlotte County Healthy Start Coalition: Another named FIMR regional partner operating the Healthy Start model in a neighboring Florida county. Shares the same state funding mechanism, screening-based referrals, and home-visiting service mix, making it directly comparable on cost-per-participant and outcomes.
• Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Florida: A statewide nonprofit focused on maternal and infant health advocacy, education, and direct service in Florida. Overlaps with Healthy Start Manatee on target population (pregnant women, infants), mission, and referral pathways, and is a likely partner or competitor for the same donor dollars.

Emerging players

• Every Mother Counts: A national nonprofit focused on maternal health equity, including pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support for underserved women. Comparable mission and target outcomes (maternal mortality, birth equity) and a potential partner/peer for grant co-funding or program-model benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/healthystartmanatee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthy-start-coalition-of-manatee-county-inc.

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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