{"id":1978,"date":"2025-03-07T15:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/norfolk\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2025-03-07T15:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:57:59","slug":"low-income-child-safety-seat-distribution-and-education-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/norfolk\/2025\/03\/07\/low-income-child-safety-seat-distribution-and-education-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Income Child Safety Seat Distribution and Education Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1978\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1978-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1978-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1978-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1984 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2025\/03\/car-seats2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1126\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2025\/03\/car-seats2.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2025\/03\/car-seats2-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2025\/03\/car-seats2-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2025\/03\/car-seats2-768x464.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meet the requirements below to qualify for a free child safety seat:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Receives Medicaid, WIC, SNAP and\/or meets income eligibility guidelines for military families<\/li>\n<li>Resident of Norfolk, VA \u2013 If not, contact the health department of the city\/county you live in<\/li>\n<li>Has to have legal guardianship of the child or if pregnant, has to be in the third trimester<\/li>\n<li>Attend a safety seat information session<\/li>\n<li>Sign a waiver of liability in the information session<\/li>\n<li>Height and weight of child is required \u2013 5 to 40 pounds for car seats and 41 to 65 pounds for boosters<\/li>\n<li>No work (H1-B) Student, or tourist visas allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>By Appointment Only<\/strong><br \/>\nFor more information call Norfolk Department of Public Health<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">(757) 683-2301<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/223\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-07-115846.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the requirements below to qualify for a free child safety seat: Receives Medicaid, WIC, SNAP and\/or meets income eligibility guidelines for military families Resident of Norfolk, VA \u2013 If not, contact the health department of the city\/county you live in Has to have legal guardianship of the child or if pregnant, has to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":670,"featured_media":1983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"modified_by":"tracygramajo","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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