by Adam Shapiro | Aug 14, 2017 | News |
MIECHV is set to expire at the end of September. Without reauthorization, states will cease to receive the crucial federal funds that maximize the positive impacts of programs already in place. Reauthorizing MIECHV would send an important message that our lawmakers...
by Adam Shapiro | Aug 1, 2017 | News, Uncategorized |
Sometimes it takes help for new parents to find them amid the very real fears, stresses and outright exhaustion of becoming a mom or dad. That is where the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (MIECHV) comes in. The program, which will...
by Adam Shapiro | Aug 1, 2017 | News |
James Heckman’s conclusions are reinforced by a new study on the effectiveness of a home visiting program called the Nurse-Family Partnership, or NFP. It supports low-income first-time mothers in 43 states. Nurses visit new mothers during pregnancy through the...
by Adam Shapiro | Aug 1, 2017 | News |
On her regular home visits, the nurse brought books for Aliah Arneson to read to her baby daughter, Aisaya. She taught Ms. Arneson how to safely install a car seat; how to position Aisaya when her ear hurt so the fluid would drain; and how to confront the anxiety she...
by Adam Shapiro | Jul 19, 2017 | News |
More than half the money Dallas schools spend on an early childhood education program called HIPPY is under the ax for possible federal budget cuts. HIPPY stands for Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters. Parent Vanessa Bahena participated in HIPPY...
