Mission
AS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION, MATERNAL AND FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES (MFHS) WORKS TO MEET THE HEALTH AND NUTRITION NEEDS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES WITH ESSENTIAL PREVENTATIVE SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND QUALITY CARE. TODAY, WE OVERSEE AND SUPPORT A NETWORK OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION CENTERS IN 17 PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES.FOUNDED IN 1971, MFHS HAS RESPONDED TO THE COMMUNITY'S CHANGING NEEDS BY CONTINUALLY DEVELOPING AND ADAPTING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMING THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES. IN 2023, MFHS OPENED A NEW CLINIC LOCATION, CIRCLE OF CARE, IN A LOW-INCOME, HIGH NEED AREA OF SCRANTON TO EXPAND CAPACITY TO DELIVER PROGRAMS IN AN INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE MATERNITY MEDICAL HOME MODEL OF CARE. THIS NEW MATERNITY MEDICAL HOME MODEL, THE FIRST IN PA, IS DESIGNED TO REMOVE BARRIERS, INCLUDING FEAR AND STIGMA, LANGUAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF CARE.