Breastfeeding Friendly Organizations

Perhaps you’ve never thought about how your local health district benefits you. Know that every minute of every day, the team at the Kitsap Public Health District are on the job to keep you, your family, and everyone in our Kitsap community safe and healthy.

Eating out? We inspect our community’s restaurants and food retailers to ensure they’re meeting food safety standards.

Going to the beach? We’ve tested the water to ensure bacteria levels are safe for swimming—or that the shellfish are safe to eat.

Worried about getting sick or injured from hazards in the environment? We partner with Federal, State and local agencies to ensure that sewage, garbage or chemicals don’t pose a health risk to you through contact with water, air or ground.

Communicable diseases? We are your immunization experts. When communicable diseases occur, we identify them, isolate them and work with our local health care providers to stop them from spreading.

Birth and death certificates? That’s us.

Need medical care? We provide a limited number of services to individuals, while working with our community’s medical providers to improve access to care for everyone.

https://kitsappublichealth.org/

LOCATION:

Norm Dicks Government Center
345 6th Street
Suite 300
Bremerton, WA 98337-1866 

Our phone lines are open Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

• Main (360) 728-2235 (a local call throughout Kitsap County)
• Fax (360) 813-1379
• TTY 1-800-877-8339

St. Michael Medical Center proudly builds on the rich legacy of care that began with the Harrison family more than 100 years ago. The premier medical center in Silverdale puts patients and families first, offering everything you need for your best health and wellness—without a trip across the water. As part of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health's system of 10 hospitals and 230 specialty clinics, St. Michael Medical Center will welcome, heal and care for our Kitsap and Olympic Peninsula communities for generations to come. 

We have a deep commitment to support healthy living on the Peninsula, attracting high-quality primary care doctors and top-ranked specialists. We support our care team and community with leading-edge technology and care environments that enhance healing of body, mind and spirit. Our campus services conveniently include:

• Medical Pavilion for expanded on-campus specialty care
• Emergency services, with a Level III Trauma Center, 24-hour care and rooftop helipad
• Family Birth Center with a Level II Special Care Nursery
• Advanced imaging and radiology services, including 256-slice CT
• All-private patient rooms with guest accommodations and views of the Olympics or Dyes Inlet
• Comprehensive cancer care with leading Puget Sound cancer specialists
• Heart care program nationally recognized for excellence in cardiac surgery
• Designated a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission for stroke care
• Exceptional orthopedics and sports medicine, including a renowned joint replacement program
• Nationally accredited sleep disorders center

https://www.chifranciscan.org/st-michael-medical-center.html

LOCATION:

1800 Northwest Myhre Road 

Silverdale, WA 98383

564-240-1000 

TRUE NORTH BIRTH CENTER: Where your beliefs, values, and principals are honored through individualized care during pregnancy, birth and beyond. 

Family centered, intimate and beautiful, True North Birth Center provides the finest midwifery care throughout pregnancy, birth, and beyond.  

Experience personalized, family centered care in a gorgeous central location. True North Birth Center is your home away from home. We offer the perfect blend of modern healthcare, luxury surroundings and the gentle art of midwifery. The exciting journey to becoming a family is just the beginning.

Families planning to have their baby with True North Birth Center will be cared for by the Fly True Midwifery Midwives: Ashley Jones LM, CPM, MSM, Melanie Brindle, LM CPM, Holly Campbell, LM CPM MSM, and Amy Seidewand, LM CPM MSM. ​ They enjoy excellent working relationships with local family medicine physicians and obstetricians, laborist physicians and nursing staff providing 24/7 hospital back up at Harrison Medical Center, Silverdale, Jefferson Healthcare Hospital in Port Townsend, as well as University of Washington Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians, and expert perinatal medicine teams in Gig Harbor, Tacoma, and Bellevue. True North Birth Center prides itself on an approach which blends the very hands-on, high touch, low-tech wisdom of midwifery with ready access to specialist medical assistance when necessary.
 

http://truenorthbirthcenter.com/
 

info@truenorthbirthcenter.com

P: 360​.779.0004 

F: 360-938-8791 

LOCATION:

True North Birthing Center

20696 Bond Road NE
Bldg C Suite 110
Poulsbo, WA 98370

M, W, Th, F: 10am-7pm
T: 2pm-7pm

Satellite Clinic Address
Fly True Midwifery

700 Prospect Street
Ste 201
​Port Orchard, WA 98366

M: 10am-5pm
W, Th: 10am-7pm

Kitsap Community Resources was established in 1965 as Kitsap Community Action Program (KCAP). It was authorized through passage of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, in conjunction with President Lyndon Johnson’s “War On Poverty” legislation.

As a result of Johnson’s directive to end poverty, community action agencies were formed and charged with the task of ending poverty through strategies designed by local communities.

KCR was born of this bold, creative movement where for the first time in history a nation seriously attempted to end poverty. Our mission, vision and core values form the foundation of the work KCR does to impact poverty in Kitsap County.

To learn more about KCR and those we serve, please click here to watch our video, “Hope and Opportunity.”

https://www.kcr.org/

LOCATIONS:

Services offered: Administrative, Women, Infants, & Children (WIC), Employment & Training, AmeriCorps, Food Services, BE$T

845 8th Street
Bremerton, WA 98337
(360) 478-2301

Services offered: Employment & Training, Housing, Energy Assistance, WIC, and Veteran’s Services

3200 SE Rainshadow Court
Port Orchard 98366
(360) 473-2144 x1

Services offered: Early Learning & Family Services, Housing, Energy Assistance, Weatherization, Veteran Services

1201 Park Avenue
Bremerton, WA 98337
(360) 377-0053

3513 NW Anderson Hill Road
Silverdale, WA 98383

WIC: (360) 692-6530
Early Head Start Home Base:  (360) 525-6106

The Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) is a nutrition program that helps families get nutritious foods and info on eating better. WIC is available to pregnant women, new and breastfeeding moms, infants, and children to their 5th birthday.

Call one of the offices below if you would like:

• Monthly healthy foods to help with your food budget;
• Nutrition education and cool cooking ideas;
• Tips on breastfeeding and formula feeding and problem solving with any challenges;
• Extra checks to take to local Farmers’ Markets;
• A quick and easy way to keep track of your child’s growth and nutrition.

https://www.kcr.org/wic/

LOCATIONS:

Bremerton
845 8th Street
(360) 373-6221

Port Orchard
South Kitsap Family Service Center
3200 SE Rainshadow Ct.
(360) 473-2144

Silverdale
3513 NW Anderson Hill Rd (Martha & Mary Child Center)
(360) 692-6530

Poulsbo
For information on the WIC Poulsbo office, please call (360) 692-6530.

WSU Kitsap Extension has been serving the citizens of Kitsap County since 1917.

As the front door to the University, Extension programs build the capacity of individuals, organizations, businesses and communities and empower them to find solutions for local issues and to improve their quality of life.

WSU Extension engages people, organizations and communities to advance knowledge, economic well-being and quality of life by fostering inquiry, learning and the applications of research.

In addition, Washington State University provides over 2,200 publications, numerous online educational opportunities, and other statewide educational programs and technical assistance from four Research and Extension Centers, 15 Academic Departments and six of WSU’s Academic Colleges.

https://extension.wsu.edu/kitsap/

LOCATION:

Kitsap County Extension

345 Sixth Street, Ste. 550
Bremerton, WA
98337-1874
360-228-7300

Monday – Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.