Child Safety Car Seat Program | Blue Ridge Safe Sleep Crib Program | Improving Pregnancy Outcome (IPO) Workgroup
Child Safety Car Seat Program
What
Free car seats available to families who qualify. To receive a car seat, applicants attend a short class to learn the correct placement and use of the car seat.
For Whom
To apply, applicants must be:
- Eligible for Medicaid ,WIC, FAMIS or qualify by income
- Resident of Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, or Nelson
- Legal residents of Virginia
- If pregnant, in the last three months of pregnancy
- Parent, legal guardian or foster parent
Complete the application below and return to your local health department.
Application in English | Application in Spanish
Fees
None
Call
Charlottesville/Albemarle
Fluvanna
Greene
Louisa
Nelson
Links
For more information about child passenger safety, Virginia laws and other resources:
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/child-passenger-safety/
Short videos from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia review seat installation tips and safety for rear facing, forward facing and booster car seats.
English: Car Seat and Child Passenger Safety Videos | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Spanish: https://www.chop.edu/video/car-seat-and-child-passenger-safety-videos-spanish
Safe Kid’s Ultimate Car Seat Guide – In English and Spanish
Use your child’s date of birth or due date and weight to learn about choosing and installing the right type of car seat.
https://ucsg.safekids.org/
For detailed information about car seat safety, recalls and age related information:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Car Seat Safety Tips | Safe Kids Worldwide
Blue Ridge Safe Sleep Crib Program
What
The Blue Ridge Safe Sleep Program is a community effort to educate parents and caregivers on the importance of safe sleep in the prevention of SIDS and SUID. A limited number of cribs are available by agency referral to households meeting income guidelines.
Cribettes are for babies under 1 year and weighing 30 pounds or less. The cribette has a bassinet attachment for babies under 15 pounds.
Eligibility
- Be a parent, legal guardian, or foster parent of a child under the age of 1 year
- A resident of Charlottesville/Albemarle, Louisa, Greene, Nelson, or Fluvanna
- Financially eligible or participating in Medicaid, WIC, SNAP, SSI or TANF
- Apply through a referring agency or through your local health department
- Available for review of safe sleep guidelines and crib safety education session
Fees
None
Upcoming Crib Distribution Programs
Click on the hyperlinks below to view their schedules.
Charlottesville/Albemarle
Fluvanna County
Louisa County
Nelson County
Call
434-972-6241
Safe Sleep Links
For parents: The Safe Sleep Academy from Cribs for Kids has short videos on a range of sleep topics, including baby safety and what to expect from your baby’s ages and stages.
https://www.safesleepacademy.org/
For parents and providers: Learn more about SIDS/SUID, access free patient education materials in a variety of languages and formats.
https://safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/
Safe Sleep Virginia
For information on recalls of cribs, baby seats and other infant care items:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Improving Pregnancy Outcome (IPO) Workgroup
Community coalition coordinating efforts to reduce infant mortality/morbidity and associated racial disparities in the greater-Charlottesville area.
Past community collaborative projects include:
- Baby Basics Community Education through a March of Dimes Grant
- Creation of a Perinatal Resource Guide
- Postpartum Depression and Anxiety training sessions for area perinatal professionals
Meetings are held quarterly via Zoom.
For more information or to join us contact Diane Sampson (diane.sampson@vdh.virginia.gov) or call 434-972-6241.
Links:
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vdhlivewell/maternal-and-child-health-services-title-v-block-grant/
Listening to the Living project team is charged with developing local action plans to address racial disparity in maternal health and birth outcomes.
https://www.listeningtotheliving.org/