by Adam Shapiro | Oct 29, 2017 | News |
Governing magazine: The federal government has funded the [MIECHV] program for fiscal year 2018, but after that, it’s uncertain. Without more federal funding, states may start freezing enrollment. In Iowa, Janet Horras, home visitation director for the...
by Adam Shapiro | Oct 21, 2017 | News |
http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices/we-need-to-increase-education-efforts-during-infant-safe-sleep/article_c536f7c2-aa2e-11e7-910c-23eb76029293.html We are making a difference! Over the past couple of years, many steps have been taken to save lives and...
by Adam Shapiro | Oct 21, 2017 | News |
Keizer Police Chief John Teague, Salem Police Chief Jerry Moore, and Polk County District Attorney Aaron Felton were all called on to speak on behalf of the Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting Act (MIECHV) and the Children’s Health Insurance Program...
by Adam Shapiro | Oct 2, 2017 | News |
But this critical program is in danger. In less than a week, federal funding for Nurse-Family Partnership will discontinue unless Congress reauthorizes the MIECHV program, which has served just under 1,000 families in the state since 2010. And if elected officials in...
by Adam Shapiro | Oct 2, 2017 | News |
Some of the programs at greatest risk as this threat of funding loss looms are the 25 tribal organizations across the country. California is home to three such programs in Lake County, Alameda County and Riverside-San Bernardino counties. “We do get nervous...