There are
other home visiting programs across the state that are proven to help good people be great parents.
Other home visiting programs, such as Head Start or Parents as Teachers, could also produce financial benefits for the state, LFC found.
The evidence - based home visiting model positively impacts more young children and their parents each year than
any other home visiting program in the United States.
Not exact matches
This was part of what I found most poignant, the idea that with
home visit programs and
other types of coaching, even poor, and very stressed parents can be motivated to change how they treat infants and toddlers.
Whileparticipation inseveral
home visiting programs is effective at improving children's cognitive and behavioural outcomes (e.g., Early Head Start, The Nurse Family Partnership and The Infant Health and Developmental
program), few
home visiting programs have been able to significantly improve pregnancy outcomes and reductions in child maltreatment have been found for some models, but not for
others.
Community connectors have increased awareness of
home visiting and linkages to
other programs such as food banks and medical providers, thus increasing the network of supporters and the population of eligible families receiving services.
In addition to the feature articles, this issue offers two «Perspectives» columns: one explores the relationship between
home visiting staffing patterns, training, and outreach activities and maternal
program involvement; the
other discusses the value of reflective practice for
home visitors and the families they serve.
Research on the impact of depression on
home visiting outcomes is mixed with some studies reporting negative results while
others suggesting that depressed mothers may benefit from these
programs.
Although some of the enthusiasm for
home visiting has waned in the past decades as reports of some large randomized trials have failed to demonstrate
program effects, evidence from
other programs targeted for families at risk (eg, low - income families) has shown enough promise to build on
program development momentum.
Federal and state policymakers should ensure that adequate funding is available to integrate health screenings and services into
other programs reaching infants and toddlers, including child care settings, nutrition services,
home visiting programs, and foster care
homes.
Eight existing
home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rat
home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention
Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps,
Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rat
Home Instruction
Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which
programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one
program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention
Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low
Program and Family Check - up), and all
other programs were given a low rating.
Home visiting and
other early childhood
programs are evolving to meet these high - risk needs, and effective models are emerging to assist these populations.
Furthermore, larger positive effects of
home visiting programs are usually found when nurses and / or
other professionals deliver services to families instead of paraprofessionals.
Thirty - two focus groups and 20 key informant interviews were conducted with staff from Head Start,
home visiting, and child care
programs; pediatricians; behavioral health providers; parents of young children; tribal leaders; and
other stakeholders in seven diverse American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Oklahoma supports community connectors at the local level to promote
home visiting, facilitate cooperation between
home visiting and
other programs, and assist families in accessing
home visiting and
other needed services.
Some
programs, while focused primarily on mothers, sought to have fathers also participate in
home visits;
others set up separate
home visits for the fathers.
West Virginia surveyed parents of children under 3 years old and
home visiting staff on how families are being supported and shared the results with
home visiting programs, trained
home visitors and
other early childhood professionals on Strengthening Families, promoted parent support groups and play groups as entry points to
home visiting, and revised Part C intake and family assessment processes to integrate family strengthening approaches.
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.
And last year, Texas lawmakers as well created a
home visiting program to help children at risk for abuse and neglect and
other family difficulties.
The HV CoIIN aims to improve services provided by
home visiting grantees to achieve better, faster results for low - income and other at - risk families served under the Federal Home Visiting Pro
home visiting grantees to achieve better, faster results for low - income and other at - risk families served under the Federal Home Visiting
visiting grantees to achieve better, faster results for low - income and
other at - risk families served under the Federal
Home Visiting Pro
Home VisitingVisiting Program
¶ Physical contact =
home visit, hospital postpartum follow - up
visit; active reaching out = follow - up phone call to patient after discharge; referrals = hospital phone number to call, hospital - based support group,
other breastfeeding support group, lactation consultant / specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children, outpatient clinic.
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.
Members will be contacted on the job and at
home through member mailings, worksite flyers, phone bank operations and a «labor - to - neighbor»
program, where union members
visit other members in the area to discuss a particular race.
For the study, 322 expectant American Indian teens were randomly assigned to receive optimized standard care — transportation to prenatal and well - baby clinic
visits, pamphlets about childcare and
other resources and referrals to local services — or optimized standard care plus a
program of 63 in -
home education sessions, known as Family Spirit.
Another option is for SEOG and the
other campus - based aid
programs (federal work study and Perkins loans) to be recast as an emergency aid
program that colleges could use to help students with unexpected expenses such as an extra trip
home to
visit a sick relative, or for «completion grants» to students facing relatively small financial barriers to finish their degrees.
He mentioned
other school districts, such as those in San Diego and Denver, which have greatly improved graduation rates through
home -
visit programs, and said ultimately it would be great to be able to see every incoming freshman before school starts.
Teachers in the CPC
program have at least a bachelor's degree along with a certification in early childhood education.18 Staff compensation is relatively high compared to most preschool staff, mirroring the salary schedule of the Chicago Public School system, which reduces teacher turnover.19 In addition to teachers and classroom aides, students also are monitored by parent volunteers,
home visit representatives, clerks, nurses, speech therapists, and
other administrative staff who are associated with the public school
program.
There are no
home visits as part of the
program, and there are no cameras or any
other intrusions into your
home.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with purebred goldens This
program requires an application fee They adopt out of the service territory if another reputable organization does a
home evaluation and approves Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with Goldens and Golden mixes This
program requires an application fee of $ 40.00 They adopt out of the service territory under special circumstances only with a
home visit and referral Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs are altered (spayed or neutered) before adoption We microchip every dog prior to adoption
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with purebred goldens This
program requires an application fee of $ 10 They do not adopt out of the service territory Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep it Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with purebred goldens This
program does not require an application fee They adopt out of the service territory under special circumstances only: only special needs goldens are considered for out of area adoption Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
These dogs have participated in a special therapy dog training
program to assess their disposition, test their ability to respond to a variety of commands, and otherwise prepare them for
visiting nursing
homes, hospitals, schools, and
other public places.
This
program requires an application fee of $ 25 They adopt out of the service territory if it is a friend or a previous adopter from working with
other rescues Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
This
program requires an application fee of $ 20 Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
This
program requires an application fee They adopt out of the service territory Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval but waived under special circumstances Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Policies: This
program does not have written policies This
program works with purebred goldens They adopt out of the service territory Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with purebred Goldens, golden doodles and some golden mixes This
program requires an application fee of $ 40.00 if applying by mail, $ 35.00 if applying on - line They adopt out of the service territory to previous adopters Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP, Snap 4, Lyme, Heartworm, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichia and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Los Angeles County is the lead jurisdiction for Portraits of Hope's latest civic project which will see the
program revitalize and visually makeover animal shelters and care centers across the country in a bid to highlight the sites as public destinations and drive more people to
visit and take
home a shelter dog, cat, rabbit, horse, or
other animal.
Policies: This
program does not have written policies This
program works with purebred goldens This
program does not require an application fee They adopt out of the service territory Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption Not all dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
This
program requires a non-refundable application fee Primarily adopts dogs with a 100 mile radius of Atlanta and places dogs out - of - state to previous GRRA adopters Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep it Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with goldens and golden mixes This
program does not require an application fee They adopt out of the service territory under special circumstances only Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
This
program requires an application fee of $ 10 They adopt out of the service territory rarely, under special circumstances Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with purebred Goldens This
program requires an application fee of $ 25 They adopt out of the service territory when when qualified applicants not available from our their area and they are filled to capacity; and if former adopter Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep it Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval / photos if no volunteer in area Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs are altered (spayed or neutered) before adoption.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with purebred goldens They adopt out of the service territory under special circumstances only if we have volunteers in that area, then we will consider adopting there as we require a
home visit prior to adoption Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with purebred Goldens This
program requires an application fee They adopt out of the service territory on a case by case basis with board approval Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with purebred goldens This
program does not require an application fee They DO NOT adopt out of the service area Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
Policies: This
program has written policies This
program works with Goldens and Golden mixes This
program does not require an application fee They do not adopt out of the service territory except rare occasions if no
other rescue can help Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep it Takes ownership of a dog upon intake
Home visit based on need Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
This
program requires an application fee They adopt out of the service territory Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval if question on applicant Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.
This
program does not require an application fee They adopt out of the service territory Requires a dog be returned if the owner can not keep Takes ownership of a dog upon intake Requires a
home visit before adoption approval Follows up with adopters after placement Dogs are observed and evaluated before adoption All dogs receive all vaccines (Rabies, DHLPP and any
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption All dogs have all tests (heartworm, fecal and
other regionally appropriate tests) before adoption.