by Adam Shapiro | Jan 23, 2016 | News |
Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner said the state is ahead of many others in supporting home visiting programs, but estimated only about 9 percent of people who could benefit are enrolled. Home visiting programs such as One Hope United’s have been linked to fewer...
by Adam Shapiro | Jan 23, 2016 | News |
A rapidly expanding medical program for low-income first-time mothers combines social services with the latest in brain science. The Nurse-Family Partnership provides in-home advice on health and parenting, which can lead to improved cognitive development and language...
by Adam Shapiro | Jan 2, 2016 | News |
Home visiting programs have traditionally targeted pregnant women and mothers of young children as primary clients. Fathers play an important role in their children’s lives, and some home visiting programs have begun implementing strategies to engage fathers. A new...
by Adam Shapiro | Jan 2, 2016 | News |
One Hope United recently received a $45,000 grant through the McCormick Foundation Fund to support its Wings/Healthy Families Illinois Home Visiting program. The two-year grant will help the program continue to strengthen families headed by teenage parents and to help...
by Adam Shapiro | Dec 17, 2015 | News |
In 2012, the Abell Foundation awarded a grant of $164,248 to the Baltimore City Health Department to provide home-visiting services to children with severe asthma. The visits were cost effective, saving money by reducing trips to hospital emergency rooms. More...
by Adam Shapiro | Dec 15, 2015 | News |
According to the Alameda County Public Health Department, over 500 Native American babies are born in our county each year. With our colleagues at the Strong Families Tribal Home Visiting Project, we have worked with more than 50 of these children in the past two...
