Families First

{{Short description|American health care center}}

{{Other uses|Family First (disambiguation)}}

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Families First is an American community health center and family resource center serving the Seacoast region of New Hampshire and southern Maine, based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.{{Cite news|url=http://www.familiesfirstseacoast.org/about/|title=About Families First Health & Support Center {{!}} Portsmouth NH|newspaper=Families First|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-08}} Also known as Families First Health & Support Center, it is an independent non-profit charitable organization. It provides services regardless of ability to pay, including primary, prenatal, behavioral and oral health care; parenting classes, playgroups and home visiting; and mobile health and dental services.{{Cite news|url=http://www.familiesfirstseacoast.org/become-a-patient/|title=Accepting New Patients {{!}} Primary {{!}} Pediatric {{!}} Prenatal {{!}} Dental|newspaper=Families First|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-08}}

Families First was founded in 1984 as the Portsmouth Prenatal Clinic and went on to add many other services.{{Cite news|url=http://www.familiesfirstseacoast.org/about/history/|title=History of Families First Health & Support Center {{!}} Portsmouth NH|newspaper=Families First|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-08}}

In 2016, Families First served about 6,500 people.{{Cite news|url=http://www.familiesfirstseacoast.org/about/fast-facts/|title=Fast Facts {{!}} About Us {{!}} Families First|newspaper=Families First|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-08}}