Maternal and Family Health Services announces that it has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Fund for Carbon County, an unrestricted fund of the Carbon County Community Foundation.

The grant will support MFHS’s efforts to distribute personal hygiene and infant care products at no cost to individuals and families in need throughout Carbon County.

The funding will directly benefit the MFHS Hygiene Pantry, an initiative that ensures individuals in Carbon County have access to essential items including diapers, wipes and period products. The products are often overlooked yet vital to maintaining health, dignity and quality of life, especially for families facing economic hardship.

The Hygiene Pantry is just one part of MFHS’s broader mission to meet the health and nutrition needs of women, children and families across Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. By providing not only medical care and nutrition services but also basic necessities such as diapers and menstrual products, MFHS aims to remove barriers to health and help families thrive.

Individuals can visit MFHS at the MFHS Carbon County Center, located at 701 Bridge St., Suite 303, Body & Soul Complex, Lehighton.

To schedule a reproductive health care or WIC Nutrition appointment or to learn more, community members can call 570-273-1288.

Maternal and Family Health Services is a nonprofit health and human service organization working to improve the health of Pennsylvania women and children by offering programs that prevent disease, promote wellness and empower individuals to make healthy choices.

The agency oversees a network of health and nutrition centers in 17 Pennsylvania counties, serving over 100,000 individuals each year through the following core programs: WIC Nutrition Program, Family Planning Program, Nurse-Family Partnership, breast and cervical cancer screenings, and the Healthy Beginnings Plus Prenatal Program.

For more information, call 1-800-367-6347, or visit www.mfhs.org.