Changent

Changent advocates are in Washington D.C. for our annual Policy & Advocacy Summit!

Parent Ambassadors, Child First clinicians, Nurse-Family Partnership nurses and more spent today training in preparation for meetings with members of Congress and their offices tomorrow. They will share their stories to show the impact of Child First and NFP and ask Congress to continue its investment in these programs.

Both Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First are designated as evidence-based programs under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program – better known as MIECHV. We are currently three and a half years into the five-year reauthorization of MIECHV Congress passed in 2022.

Year-over-year, there has been growth in both reach and service delivery due to increased funding. However, even with this recent funding increase, only about 20% of eligible children and parents are currently being served. We are asking for Congress to consider expanding funding in the next reauthorization to help close the gap and reach families still waiting.