by Adam Shapiro | Apr 2, 2017 | News |
Babies are our future, the citizens of tomorrow. They also take us right into the present: Their needs are immediate and they can’t survive without moment-to-moment care. In the first year of life, 700 new connections between neurons are made every second!...
by Adam Shapiro | Apr 2, 2017 | News |
The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program was originally funded at $1.5 billion for five years through the Affordable Care Act. It was renewed in 2015 for two years and $800 million when it was added to a Medicare doctor-payment bill. That money...
by Adam Shapiro | Apr 2, 2017 | News |
In 2015, the District received just over $1 million in federal funds via the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. Nearly the same amount was pledged in local funding that year....
by Adam Shapiro | Mar 15, 2017 | News |
SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL TESTIFIES BEFORE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT SUCCESS OF VOLUNTARY HOME VISITING WASHINGTON, D.C.—March 15, 2017— The manager of voluntary home visiting in South Carolina testified today about the program’s achievements before the U.S. House of...
by Adam Shapiro | Mar 13, 2017 | News |
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program, a national home visiting initiative for low-income families that’s been offered in Fairfax County for more than a decade. A mom herself, Richards will visit half a dozen other homes this week,...
