MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: NORTH CAROLINA MIECHV...

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: NORTH CAROLINA MIECHV RECIPIENT NAME: NC DHHS, DCFW ADDRESS: 5601 SIX FORKS ROAD RALEIGH, NC 27609 PROJECT DIRECTOR: GREER COOK, INTERIM PROJECT DIRECTOR PHONE NUMBER: 919-218-6913 E-MAIL ADDRESS: GREER.COOK@DHHS.NC.GOV ANNOTATION: NC MIECHV WILL PROVIDE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA) AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP) IN 21 HIGH-NEED COUNTIES. THROUGH HFA AND NFP, TARGETED AND VOLUNTARY EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING (EBHV) WILL BE PROVIDED TO SERVE NC FAMILIES WHO ARE MOST AT RISK FOR ADVERSE OUTCOMES. NC MIECHV WILL FOSTER COLLABORATIONS AMONG OTHER EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES. NC MIECHV WILL USE QUALITY DATA AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO INFORM AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE DELIVERY AT MIECHV-FUNDED LEAD IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (LIAS). PROBLEM: NC MIECHV WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES FOR SERVICE DELIVERY BASED ON EXPERIENCED ENDEMIC POVERTY; ECONOMIC AND HEALTH DISPARITIES; POOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (MCH) OUTCOMES; AND HIGH RATES OF CHILD MALTREATMENT. PURPOSE: TO IMPLEMENT THE DELIVERY OF COORDINATED COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY, AND VOLUNTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM SUPPORT. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: PROVIDE TARGETED AND VOLUNTARY EBHV TO SERVE FAMILIES ACROSS NC WHO ARE MOST AT RISK FOR ADVERSE OUTCOMES. OBJECTIVE 1.1: USE THE 2024 NC NEEDS ASSESSMENT AMENDMENT TO DETERMINE WHICH COUNTIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EBHV; AND ASSIST LIAS IN PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY EBHV TO THESE LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA(S). OBJECTIVE 1.2: PARTNER WITH RELEVANT EBHV MODELS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO ENSURE MODEL FIDELITY AND HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION IN ALL FUNDED LIAS. GOAL 2: FOSTER COLLABORATIONS AMONG OTHER EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS ACROSS NC TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES. OBJECTIVE 2.1: SERVE AS LEADER OF THE NC HOME VISITING CONSORTIUM (NCHVC) AND CONVENE FOUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS PER YEAR FOR PARTNERS TO COORDINATE STATEWIDE EFFORTS AND SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 2.2: PARTICIPATE IN FOUR OTHER NATIONAL AND STATE-LEVEL COLLABORATIVES AND INITIATIVES RELATED TO ENHANCING HOME VISITING SERVICES AND DELIVERY. OBJECTIVE 2.3: ASSIST AND GUIDE LIAS ON LEADING THEIR COMMUNITY ACTION BOARDS AND PARTICIPATING IN COLLABORATIVES AND INITIATIVES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THEIR LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA(S). GOAL 3: USE QUALITY DATA AND TA TO INFORM AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE DELIVERY AT MIECHV-FUNDED LIAS. OBJECTIVE 3.1: MONITOR PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOMES SPECIFIED IN THE SIX STATUTORILY MANDATED BENCHMARK AREAS QUARTERLY AND USE FINDINGS TO GUIDE TA AND CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) INITIATIVES AT BOTH THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. OBJECTIVE 3.2: PROVIDE ROUTINE CONSULTATION AND TARGETED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON LIAS’ FEEDBACK AND PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS. APPROACH: AS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2024 NEEDS ASSESSMENT AMENDMENT, NC MIECHV WILL CONTINUE ITS ONGOING WORK TO SERVE LOW-INCOME, FIRST-TIME PREGNANT AND PARENTING FAMILIES IN BERTIE, BLADEN, BUNCOMBE, COLUMBUS, EDGECOMBE, GASTON, HALIFAX, HERTFORD, NASH, NORTHAMPTON, ROBESON, SCOTLAND, AND WILSON COUNTIES DURING FY 24-26 THROUGH NFP. LOW-INCOME MOTHERS AND FAMILIES AT RISK FOR TOXIC STRESS, CHILD ABUSE, AND NEGLECT WILL CONTINUE TO BE SERVED IN BUNCOMBE, BURKE, CALDWELL, DURHAM, MADISON, MCDOWELL, MITCHELL, PERSON, AND YANCEY COUNTIES DURING FY 24-26 THROUGH HFA. NC’S TOTAL PROPOSED CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS IS 496 AND 586 FOR FFY 1 AND 2, RESPECTIVELY.