Save Healthy Start

Do you have two minutes to help save pregnancy and postpartum services for tens of thousands of moms, dads and babies across the U.S.?

Our staff has spent more than two decades pouring its heart and soul into helping moms, dads and babies thrive through Healthy Start, the national program to end infant mortality. But now it is on the chopping block. And it’s not just us: over 115 sites serving 85,000+ moms, dads, babies nationwide are at risk. Your help means a lot.

What You Can Do Now

1. Email Your Members of Congress

Contact your legislators and tell them why Healthy Start is important to you. Contact information and ready-to-send templates available here.

2. Email Key Budget Approvers

Reach the House and Senate members who directly decide Healthy Start funding levels. Contact information and ready-to-send templates available here.

(When the forms ask for “letter topic," select "budget" for U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy; select "health" for U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro.)

Why This Matters

• Healthy Start works to ensure safe pregnancies, healthy babies, and thriving families. Despite decades of bipartisan support, the White House budget proposes to eliminate the federal Healthy Start program. Healthy Start serves more than 85,000 families each year in communities facing the highest rates of infant mortality. Federal funding decisions are happening now, and coordinated outreach is critical to ensure the program continues.
• The U.S. has the highest infant mortality rate of any high-income nation.
• Healthy Start serves communities where that risk is at least 50% higher than the national average.
• Infant mortality in the U.S. costs the nation an estimated $12 billion annually, driven by high medical expenses and lost productivity. However, the non-financial costs—including parental mental health challenges and long-term workforce impacts—are equally significant.

Please take a moment to complete both actions above, and share this with others in your network. Together, we can protect Healthy Start and the families who rely on it.