Keep evidence-based home visiting strong.
Broad group of organizations urge Congress to protect federal support.
Nurse-Family Partnership is helping to lead a broad group of organizations in urging Congress to retain current funding levels in the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program. Home visiting programs, business leaders, child advocacy organizations, health, education and social services providers, and law enforcement are reinforcing that the new MIECHV Program is making a difference in the lives of at-risk children and families by helping to reduce prematurity and low birthweight; child abuse, neglect and injuries, language delays and cognitive disabilities, and dependence on public assistance. So far, the MIECHV Program enjoys broad support nationally, with 49 states, six territories, and numerous tribes and tribal organizations participating in the program.
NFP media contact
Fran Benton can be reached at 303.865.8408.
Organizations Signing on to Home Visiting Letters:
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Alliance for Children and Families
American Nurses Association
American Organization of Nurse Executives
American Medical Student Association
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Blueprints for Violence Prevention UCB
Childbirth Connection
Child Welfare League of America
CityMatCH
First Focus Campaign for Children
Great Kids, Inc.
Healthy Steps
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY USA)
March of Dimes
National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
National Center for Healthy Housing
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
National Head Start Association
National League for Nursing
National Nursing Centers Consortium
Nurse-Family Partnership
Parents As Teachers
Parent-Child Home Program
Partnership for America’s Economic Success
Pew Home Visiting Campaign
PolicyLink
Prevent Child Abuse America/Healthy Families America
Public Education Network
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
Voices for America’s Children
Youth Villages, Inc.
ZERO TO THREE
STATE ORGANIZATIONS
Alabama
Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Alaska
Resource Center for Parents and Children
Arizona
Easter Seals Blake Foundation
Prevent Child Abuse Arizona
Arkansas
Arkansas Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
Healthy Connections, Inc.
California
Advancement Project
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Speaker Pro Tempore, Assembly District 12, California State Assembly
Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield, Assembly District 40, California State Assembly
Child, Family & Community Services, Inc.
Children Now
Cope Family Center
Directors of Public Health Nursing
First 5 Association of California
Infant Development Association of California
LA Best Babies Network
Senator Richard Polanco (Ret.) Former California Senate Majority Leader (1998-2002)
St. Helena Family Center
The Atlas Family Foundation
Colorado
18th Judicial District, Colorado
Alternatives Pregnancy Center
Arapahoe Community College
Arapahoe Library District
Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network
ATA Family Martial Arts
Bethany Church of Littleton
Binning Family Foundation
Boulder County Public Health
Bradford Auto Body
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
City of Littleton
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Early Learning Partnership
Colorado’s Children’s Campaign
C.U. Health Sciences, Dept. of Psychiatry
Denver Health and Hospitals
Denver Juvenile Probation Department/Denver Juvenile Court
Doctor’s Care (Littleton)
Don Quick, District Attorney, 17th Judicial District (Adams and Broomfield Counties)
El Paso County Public Health
Equinox Consultancy
Family Visitor Programs
Goodwill Industries of Denver
Greater Littleton Youth Initiative
Jefferson County Public Health
Law Offices of Alan Katz
Littleton Adventist Hospital
Littleton Christian Church
Littleton City Council
Littleton Gazette
Littleton Hospital Foundation
Littleton Housing Authority
Littleton Public School District
Littleton Public Schools Foundation
Littleton School Board
Living Works, Colorado
Mesa County Health Department
Mitch Morrissey, District Attorney, Second Judicial District (Denver)
Mission Hills Church
Montrose County Health and Human Services
North Littleton Promise
Paula’s Boutique
Prowers County Public Health and Environment
Pueblo Community Health Center
Restorative Justice Network
Rosenbaum Associates
San Juan Basin Health Department
St. Anthony’s Health Foundation
Stepping Stones Academy
Summit County Health and Human Services
The Colorado Parent and Child Foundation
The Family Connection
The Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy
The Partnership for Families and Children
Tri-County Health Department
Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc.
Vida Nueva Church, Littleton
Connecticut
Child FIRST
Parents as Teachers in Connecticut (ConnPAT)
Delaware
Delaware Parents as Teachers Affiliates
Child Death, Near Death and Stillbirth Commission
Children & Families First
Office of the Child Advocate
Florida
Child Guidance Center
Children’s Services Council Palm Beach County
Florida Healthy Start Coalition:
Broward Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
Central Healthy Start, Inc.
Charlotte County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
Chipola Healthy Start
Desoto County Health Department
Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc
Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
Gulf Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
Healthy Start Brevard County, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of Jefferson, Madison and Taylor Counties, Inc.
Healthy Start of North Central Florida
Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee County, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of Palm Beach County, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of Pasco County, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of Pinellas County, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of Santa Rosa County, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of Southwest Florida, Inc.
Healthy Start Coalition of St. Lucie County, Inc.
Healthy Start Community Coalition of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, Inc.
Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
Martin County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
Okeechobee County Family Health/Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
Orange County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc.
The Healthy Start Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties, Inc.
The Healthy Start Coalition of Osceloa County, Inc.
Prevent Child Abuse Florida
Georgia
Atlanta Women’s Foundation
Crisp/Dooly First Steps and Healthy Families
Family Support Council, Inc.
Prevent Child Abuse Athens
Prevent Child Abuse Gordon County, Inc.
The Georgia Parents as Teachers Network
Hawaii
Hawaii Family Support Institute
Keiki O Ka 'Äina Family Learning Centers
Maui Family Support Services, Inc.
Idaho
Prevent Child Abuse Idaho
Illinois
Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities
Family Focus Inc.
Henry Booth House
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Prevent Child Abuse Illinois
Voices for Illinois Children
Indiana
CAPS – Child and Parent Services, Inc.
Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana
Parents as Teachers Indiana
Prevent Child Abuse Indiana
SCAN, Inc.
The Villages of Indiana, Inc.
Iowa
Child and Family Policy Center (Every Child Counts)
Iowa Public Health Association
Positive Family (HFA Accredited)
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
Tri-County Child and Family Development Council, Inc.
Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa
Kansas
Kansas Children’s Service League
Kentucky
Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky
Prichard Committee For Academic Excellence
Louisiana
Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana
Children’s Defense Fund of Louisiana
Community Renewal International
Equity and Inclusion Campaign
Kingsley House
Louisiana Association of United Ways
Louisiana Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Parents as Teachers Louisiana State Office
Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana
The National Council of Jewish Women, Greater New Orleans Section
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Women’s Leadership Council of the United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Success By 6 of the United Way of Southeast Louisiana
The Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families
YWCA Greater Baton Rouge
Maine
Maine Children’s Trust
Maryland
Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.
Maryland Family Network
The Family Tree, Inc.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Citizens for Children
Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Michigan
Family Resource Center
Greater Kalamazoo United Way
Healthy Start Healthy Families Oakland
Interfaith Strategies for Action and Advocacy in the Community (ISAAC) Kalamazoo, MI
Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health
Michigan League for Human Services
Voices for Michigan’s Children
Minnesota
Minnesota Coalition for Targeted Home Visiting
Minnesota Healthy Start Association
Minnesota Kids First
Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency/ Hospice of the Twin Cities
Missouri
Missouri Coordinating Board for Early Childhood
Missouri Kids First
Montana
Prevent Child Abuse Montana
New Jersey
Gateway Northwest Maternal and Child Health Network
Helpful Hands NREIC
Hudson Perinatal Consortium
Oasis – A Haven For Women And Children, Inc.
Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey
Robin’s Nest Inc.
Silk City School Based Youth Services
United Way of Central Jersey
United Way of Greater Union County
VNA Health Group
Well of Hope Community Development Corporation
New Mexico
The Parent-Infant Study Center
New York
Advocates for Children of New York
Behavioral Health Services North, Inc.
Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Developmental Services
Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc.
Crestwood Children’s Center (JSC letter only)
Docs For Tots New York
Early Advantages
Early Care & Learning Council
Harlem Children’s Zone
Prevent Child Abuse New York
Public Health Solutions, Inc.
Schuyler Center for Advocacy and Analysis
The Children’s Agenda
The Parent-Child Home Program, Inc.
United Way of Greater Rochester
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Nevada
Prevent Child Abuse Nevada
North Carolina
Action for Children North Carolina
Barium Springs Home for Children
Blue Ridge Community Action, Inc.
Burke County Department of Social Services
Burke County Literacy Council
Care Ring
Communities for a Better Tomorrow
Council for Children’s Rights
Family, Infant and Preschool Program
Goldsboro Pediatrics, PA
Guilford Child Development
Healthy Families Durham
Mecklenburg County Health Department
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
Smart Start of Mecklenburg County
The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.
Ohio
Center for Child and Family Advocacy, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Every Child Succeeds
Ohio Partnership to Build Stronger Families
Pike County Board of Developmental Disabilities Pike County Help Me Grow
United Way of Greater Cincinnati (Supports both OH & N. KY)
Oregon
Catholic Community Services
Prevent Child Abuse Oregon
Pennsylvania
American Academy of Pediatrics – Pennsylvania Chapter
Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation
Charles Chenot,District Attorney, Perry County District Attorney’s Office
Children’s Advocacy Center of Lawrence County, Inc.
Columbia Montour Home Health and Hospice
Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County
Crozer-Keystone Women and Children’s Health Services Nurse-Family Partnership
Erie County Department of Health
Family First Health
Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc.
Home Nursing Agency
Lancaster General Hospital
Maternal and Family Health Services
Maternity Care Coalition
National Association of Social Workers – Pennsylvania Chapter
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (Appropriations Letter only)
Peritech Home Health
Pocono Alliance
Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Prevent Child Abuse Pennsylvania
Protect Our Children Committee
The Consortium for Public Education
The Pennsylvania Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention and Awareness Program - Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterUPMC McKeesport Family Medicine Residency
Rhode Island
Middeltown Parents as Teachers Program of RI
Prevent Child Abuse Rhode Island
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Rhode Island Parent Information Network
RI Parents as Teachers and HIPPY Affiliates
South Carolina
Family Support and Child Development Carolina Health Centers, Inc.
Save the Children
South Carolina First Steps
The Children’s Trust of South Carolina
Tennessee
LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee
Texas
A World for Children
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Children at Risk
Giving Texas Children Promise (GTCP)
Healthy Families Initiatives
Law Office of Carol A. Wilson
National foster Parent Association
Prevent Child Abuse Texas
Relief Nursery of Central Texas
Texans Care for Children
Texas Association of Child Placing Agencies
Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition
Texas Home Visitation Coalition
Texas Network of Youth Services
The Texas Association for the Protection of Children - TexProtects
The Texas Foster Family Association
Utah
Salt Lake Valley Health Department
Vermont
Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
Virginia
Healthy Families Rappahannock Area
Prevent Child Abuse Virginia
The Virginia State Office & CHIP of Virginia
Washington
Catholic Family & Child Services/Ready by Five
Children’s Alliance
Children's Home Society of Washington
Early Learning Services
Investing In Children Coalition (South Central Washington)
Educational Service District 105
Kitsap Community Resources
League of Education Voters
New Futures Home Visitor Program
Parent-Child Home Program; Washington and Oregon Regional Office* (Supports both WA & OR)
Parent Trust for Washington Children
Prevent Child Abuse Washington/Council for Children & Families
Puget Sound Educational Service District
Southwest Youth and Family Services -- Parent Child Home Program
United Way of King County
United Ways of Washington
WA Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington State Associate of Head Start & ECEAP
Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
West Virginia
MIHOW Program
Partners in Community Outreach
Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia
TEAM for West Virginia Children
WV FREE
WV Women’s Commission
BUSINESS LEADERS
Pennsylvania
Phillip A. Peterson, Senior Vice President, Aon Hewitt
Vermont
Thomas A. Dee, FACHE, President and CEO, Southwestern Vermont Health Care
Lisa M. Ventriss, President, Vermont Business Roundtable
Bill and Kate Schubart, Principal, Worth Mountain Consulting
Robert A. Millikin, Principal, truexcullins
Michael L. Seaver, President, Vermont, People’s United Bank
Bill Stritzler, President, Smuggler’s Notch Resort
Blanche Podhajski, Ph.D., President, Stern Center, and Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Nicole Ravlin, Partner, PMG Public Relations
Mary Burns, President and CEO, Greater Burlington YMCA
Steve Voigt, President and CEO, King Arthur Flour Company
Paul H. Ode, Jr. , Director and Managing Partner, Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
Janine Allo, President, Kelliher Samets Volk
Geoffrey B. Shields, President, Dean and Professor of Law at Vermont Law School
Virginia
Robert H. Dugger, Managing Partner, Hanover Investment Group