California’s can-do spirit and creativeness show in the way it brings Nurse-Family Partnership to its most vulnerable citizens.
On January 10, Governor Jerry Brown released his 2018-19 budget, which includes a proposal to include an evidence-based home visiting initiative as a voluntary program for some CalWORKS (TANF) families. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), which would administer the program, has indicated the key components of this proposal are:
- High-quality, evidence-based home visiting for families in CalWORKS who are:
- First-time parents
- Under the age of 25
- Counties can opt in to the program
- Leveraging existing home visiting programs around the state
- Data collection and outcomes measurements
The Legislature is currently discussing the merits of the proposal, and should it be signed into the budget in July, CDSS will provide counties with implementation guidelines should counties decide to participate. This program would become effective January 1, 2019.
Beginning with trust, ending with extraordinary outcomes.
Nurse-Family Partnership® is a community health program that truly changes lives – for generations to come.
Nurse-Family Partnership empowers first-time moms to transform their lives and create better futures for themselves and their babies.
Over more than three decades, research consistently has proven that the Nurse-Family Partnership succeeds at its most important goals: keeping children healthy and safe, and improving the lives of moms and babies.
Nurse-Family Partnership works by having specially trained nurses regularly visit young, first-time moms-to-be, starting early in the pregnancy, and continuing through the child’s second birthday.
The expectant mothers benefit by getting the care and support they need to have a healthy pregnancy. At the same time, new mothers develop a close relationship with a nurse who becomes a trusted resource they can rely on for advice on everything from safely caring for their child to taking steps to provide a stable, secure future for them both. Through the partnership, the nurse provides new mothers with the confidence and the tools they need not only to assure a healthy start for their babies, but to envision a life of stability and opportunities for success for both mother and child.
The Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office is a non-profit organization that provides agencies across the country the information, support and specialized training they need to properly implement the Nurse-Family Partnership and produce the same successful results that have made the program a national model.