Nearly all states have
some investment in home visiting programs, which match new parents with trained professionals to provide information and mentoring during pregnancy and through their child's first three years: a critical developmental period.
The risk, of course, is that a state's failure to match could spell a downsizing of the federal
investment in home visiting.
Nearly a decade ago, in response to increased demand from communities across the country, President George W. Bush proposed a $ 10 million federal
investment in home visiting in 2008 through a program called «Evidence Based Home Visiting» (EBHV).
Reaching Families Where They Live: Supporting Parents and Child Development Through Home Visiting, ZERO TO THREE, May 2012 — This brief discusses the research demonstrating the impacts home visiting can have on children and families, federal
investment in home visiting, and policy recommendations for strengthening the system and increasing access.
On August 1, 2012 Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law Public Act No. 291, ensuring the state's
investment in home visiting goes to proven, effective programs.
State
investment in the Home Visiting Program will allow more families to be served in more counties across Idaho.
Michigan took steps recently to strengthen its $ 21 million
investment in home visiting as Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signed HB 4526 into law, demonstrating policymakers» commitment to supporting programs that are proven to work.
On August 1, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a measure that ensures that the state's
investment in home visiting goes to proven, effective programs.
Florida's
investment in home visiting and other family support programs was expanded in the 2015 - 16 state budget signed this week by the Governor.
This evidence has spurred interest and
investment in home visiting, including linkages with other services and agencies.
The new federal
investments in home visiting augment a variety of existing state and private funding sources and provide an unprecedented opportunity to advance the field and positively impact a diverse array of the children and families most in need.
The new state
investments in Home Visiting continues Washingtons efforts to leverage multiple funding streams to serve families.
MIECHV funding has enabled Illinois to build on the existing state
investments in home visiting and expand direct services to families.
At Thrive, we support a substantial state investment in ECEAP, but we also want the state to sustain and expand
its investments in home visiting programs for infants and toddlers.
The act, which passed unanimously in the Senate and with an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House, ensures the state's
investments in home visiting are going to programs with a proven record of effectiveness and requires those programs track and measure outcomes such as improvements in maternal... Read More
The new federal
investments in home visiting augment a variety of existing state and private funding sources and provide an unprecedented opportunity to advance the field and positively impact a diverse array of the children and families most in need.
The Home Visiting Data for Performance Initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts» home visiting campaign was designed to support states in collecting, analyzing, and using data to improve practice and to provide a way for states to document the impact of public
investments in home visiting in a clear, consistent, and compelling manner.
In light of the survey findings, Pew offers five recommendations to help states prepare to deploy new federal resources and get the highest returns on
their investments in home visiting.
The act, which passed unanimously in the Senate and with an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House, ensures the state's
investments in home visiting are going to programs with a proven record of effectiveness and requires those programs track and measure outcomes such as improvements in maternal and infant health, family self — sufficiency, and school readiness.
At the markup last week, members were working off of Congressional Research Service (CRS) figures put together to give a current picture of state
investments in home visiting.
The Pew Home Visiting Campaign in conjunction with U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D - MT), Roy Blunt (R - MO) and Bob Casey, Jr. (D - PA) and U.S. Representative Todd Platts (R - PA) hosted the briefing to show the significant impact of state and federal
investments in home visiting programs.
Not exact matches
Learn more about Pennsylvania and how other states are using MIECHV funds to strengthen their early childhood systems
in ZERO TO THREEs paper, The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program: Smart
Investments Build Strong Systems for Young Children.
Learn more about Virginia and how other states are using MIECHV funds to strengthen their early childhood systems
in ZERO TO THREEs paper, The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program: Smart
Investments Build Strong Systems for Young Children.
Based on those findings, the authors estimate that for cities of similar size averaging 3,187 births per year, an annual
investment of approximately $ 2.2 million
in nurse
home visiting would yield community healthcare cost savings of about $ 6.7 million
in the first six months of life, or $ 3 saved for every $ 1 spent.
Key Findings: ««Our
investment in Springfield and Seattle teacher
home visits is first and foremost an
investment in teacher effectiveness and enriched student learning.
Secretary LaHood's
visit follows President Obama's State of the Union Address,
in which he stressed the importance of targeted
investments to foster the American ingenuity, innovation, and the entrepreneurial spirit that will make our nation more competitive globally and strengthen our economy here at
home.
Based on the findings, researchers estimate that for cities of a similar size averaging about 3,187 births a year, an annual
investment of $ 2.2 million
in nurse
home visiting would result
in a community health care cost savings of about $ 7 million
in the first two years of a child's life.
Given the high level of federal and state
investment in evidence - based
home visiting programs, identifying the extent to which
home visiting programs provide value for families and children, even if the families do not complete the program, is important for demonstrating
home visiting as a sound
investment.
However, existing performance measures do not measure all of the ways participation
in home visiting programs is related to positive outcomes for children and families.Given the high level of
investment at the federal and state level into evidence - based
home visiting programs, identifying the extent to which
home visiting programs provide value for families and children even if they do not complete the program is important for demonstrating
home visiting as a sound
investment.
The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (SACIM) issues recommendations and a framework for a national strategy to reduce infant mortality and reaffirms need for continued federal
investment in Medicaid; Title Vl MCH Services Block Grant; Healthy Start; Title X Family Planning Program; Community Health Centers; Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood
Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, and WIC.
The contrast Kristof describes rings true
in Texas, but the state is also making increasingly large
investments in evidence - based
home visiting as a strategy for improving child health and school readiness outcomes among the state's highest need families.
The need to focus on prevention, including continued
investment in programs that promote prenatal care, nutrition and parent education, as well as
home visiting, is underscored
in the report.
Authorized and funded at $ 1.5 billion for 5 years, the MIECHV represents a large
investment in health and development outcomes for at - risk children through evidence - based
home visiting programs.
Home visiting has been part of the landscape of the United States since the late 1800s when home visitors were sent to the homes of the poor to act as exemplars on how to live appropriately.1 Beginning in the 1960s with the War on Poverty, the home visitor became a catalyst for addressing children's health and development through working with parents.1 In 2009, the field was estimated to include between $ 500 million and $ 750 million of state investment and served more than half a million childr
Home visiting has been part of the landscape of the United States since the late 1800s when
home visitors were sent to the homes of the poor to act as exemplars on how to live appropriately.1 Beginning in the 1960s with the War on Poverty, the home visitor became a catalyst for addressing children's health and development through working with parents.1 In 2009, the field was estimated to include between $ 500 million and $ 750 million of state investment and served more than half a million childr
home visitors were sent to the
homes of the poor to act as exemplars on how to live appropriately.1 Beginning
in the 1960s with the War on Poverty, the home visitor became a catalyst for addressing children's health and development through working with parents.1 In 2009, the field was estimated to include between $ 500 million and $ 750 million of state investment and served more than half a million children
in the 1960s with the War on Poverty, the
home visitor became a catalyst for addressing children's health and development through working with parents.1 In 2009, the field was estimated to include between $ 500 million and $ 750 million of state investment and served more than half a million childr
home visitor became a catalyst for addressing children's health and development through working with parents.1
In 2009, the field was estimated to include between $ 500 million and $ 750 million of state investment and served more than half a million children
In 2009, the field was estimated to include between $ 500 million and $ 750 million of state
investment and served more than half a million children.2
In addition to supporting home visiting, the report recommends investment in high quality early education programs, such as Head Start, and strengthening school health programs through improved nutrition standards and physical education program
In addition to supporting
home visiting, the report recommends
investment in high quality early education programs, such as Head Start, and strengthening school health programs through improved nutrition standards and physical education program
in high quality early education programs, such as Head Start, and strengthening school health programs through improved nutrition standards and physical education programs.
An
Investment in Our Future: How Federal
Home Visiting Funding Provides Critical Support for Parents and Children, comes just weeks before congressional funding for the program is scheduled to expire.
In 2016, 79 percent of programs funded by the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program saw an increase in household income among participating families.60 Furthermore, investments in MIECHV evidence - based home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that participat
In 2016, 79 percent of programs funded by the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting program saw an increase in household income among participating families.60 Furthermore, investments in MIECHV evidence - based home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that particip
Home Visiting program saw an increase in household income among participating families.60 Furthermore, investments in MIECHV evidence - based home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that part
Visiting program saw an increase
in household income among participating families.60 Furthermore, investments in MIECHV evidence - based home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that participat
in household income among participating families.60 Furthermore,
investments in MIECHV evidence - based home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that participat
in MIECHV evidence - based
home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that particip
home visiting programs produce a return on investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program, in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that part
visiting programs produce a return on
investment of $ 1.89 for every dollar spent on implementing the program,
in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that participat
in part through reduced spending on the social services noted above.61 These results prove that
home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that particip
home visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that part
visiting programs provide economic benefits for everyone — not just the families that participate.
Home visiting offers a strong return on
investment in the prevention of abuse and educating families
in good care of their children.»
Our New Mexico members promote evidence - backed policies and
investments in proven, effective programs like quality early education and voluntary
home visiting, so that the next generation will be prepared to succeed
in school and
in life.
«There is an existing infrastructure
in place for
home visiting programs serving Rhode Island families with young children through state and federal
investments.
Two recent large federal
investments in services for pregnant women and young children fuel the expansion of
home visiting services and present opportunities and challenges to the existing early childhood service delivery systems at the state and local levels.
We join many partners
in the early learning community
in prioritizing
investments in high - quality
home visiting services, the state's preschool program and workforce development and compensation.
Learn more about South Carolina and how other states are using MIECHV funds to strengthen their early childhood systems
in ZERO TO THREEs paper, The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program: Smart
Investments Build Strong Systems for Young Children.
Learn more about Massachusetts and how other states are using MIECHV funds to strengthen their early childhood systems
in ZERO TO THREEs paper, The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood
Home Visiting Program: Smart
Investments Build Strong Systems for Young Children.
State Legislature creates
Home Visiting Services Account to leverage public and private investments and provide for access to home visiting, especially to families living in the most vulnerable situati
Home Visiting Services Account to leverage public and private investments and provide for access to home visiting, especially to families living in the most vulnerable sit
Visiting Services Account to leverage public and private
investments and provide for access to
home visiting, especially to families living in the most vulnerable situati
home visiting, especially to families living in the most vulnerable sit
visiting, especially to families living
in the most vulnerable situations.
Rose continues to seek increased
investment in high - quality early learning, and her current portfolio includes advancing the Illinois policy team's priorities, which include
home visiting.
The Pew
Home Visiting Data for Performance Initiative, a central component of the Pew Charitable Trusts» focus on home visiting, offers states an important opportunity to galvanize around a small set of core outcomes, designed to capture the collective impact of investments in early home visit
Home Visiting Data for Performance Initiative, a central component of the Pew Charitable Trusts» focus on home visiting, offers states an important opportunity to galvanize around a small set of core outcomes, designed to capture the collective impact of investments in early home v
Visiting Data for Performance Initiative, a central component of the Pew Charitable Trusts» focus on
home visiting, offers states an important opportunity to galvanize around a small set of core outcomes, designed to capture the collective impact of investments in early home visit
home visiting, offers states an important opportunity to galvanize around a small set of core outcomes, designed to capture the collective impact of investments in early home v
visiting, offers states an important opportunity to galvanize around a small set of core outcomes, designed to capture the collective impact of
investments in early
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It is federal budget season again, and President Barack Obama is pushing for big
investments and changes
in early education, proposing healthy increases
in spending on
home visiting, preschool and Head Start.
Increasing numbers of studies cite the health, social and economic benefits of
investments in prenatal intervention,
home visiting programs and quality early learning.
Together, the community will work to elicit field building
investments designed to improve the knowledge, learning, skills / behaviors, and attitudes / values that shape professional workforce development
in home visiting.