MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CH...

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM (MIECHV) PROGRAM RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION NAME: VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (VDH) MAILING ADDRESS: 109 GOVERNOR STREET, 9TH FLOOR, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219 PROJECT DIRECTOR INFORMATION: ANDELICIA NEVILLE, MS; (804) 864-7773; ANDELICIA.NEVILLE@VDH.VIRGINIA.GOV PROGRAM WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.VDH.VIRGINIA.GOV/FAMILY-HOME-VISITING/MATERNAL-INFANT-AND-EARLY-CHILDHOOD-HOME-VISITING-PROGRAM-MIECHV/ BASE AND FEDERAL MATCH GRANT FUNDS REQUESTED: $11,762,331.00 NON-FEDERAL MATCH: $517,877.00 PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE VIRGINIA MIECHV PROGRAM IS TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING AND STRENGTHEN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA. VIRGINIA’S 2020 NEEDS ASSESSMENT UPDATED IN 2025 IDENTIFIED 84 AT-RISK COMMUNITIES FOR POOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE VIRGINIA MIECHV PROGRAM PLANS TO SERVE 47 AT-RISK COMMUNITIES WITH EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT LIAS IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING SERVICES. GOALS/OBJECTIVES: THE VIRGINIA MIECHV PROGRAM GOALS ARE TO 1. INCREASE THE QUALITY, AVAILABILITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EVIDENCE BASED (EBHV) HOME VISITING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA; 2. IMPROVE COORDINATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL WITH PRIORITY IN THE IDENTIFIED AT-RISK COMMUNITIES; 3. DEVELOP NEW AND UTILIZE EXISTING FISCAL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY. THE FIVE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE:1. ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY EBHV PROGRAMS TO AT LEAST 1,436 FAMILIES IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES ANNUALLY; 2. ENSURE THE CONTINUATION OF STATE-LEVEL AGENCY COLLABORATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE EBHV PROGRAMS; 3. INCREASE THE QUALITY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR EBHV PROGRAMS; 4. IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CONTINUUM OF SERVICES 5. EXPAND NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED BY EBHV MODELS THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A MULTI-AGENCY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. APPROACH: - THE PROPOSED FAMILY CASELOAD IS 1,436 IN FY2025 AND TBD IN FY2026. THE FY2024 CASELOAD IS 1,436. - THE FOLLOWING 47 COMMUNITIES WILL RECEIVE EBHV SERVICES: ACCOMACK COUNTY, BRISTOL, BRUNSWICK COUNTY, BUCHANAN COUNTY, BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, CAMPBELL COUNTY, CAROLINE COUNTY, DANVILLE CITY, DICKENSON COUNTY, EMPORIA, FAIRFAX COUNTY, FRANKLIN CITY, FRANKLIN COUNTY, FREDERICK COUNTY, FREDERICKSBURG, GILES COUNTY, GREENSVILLE COUNTY, HAMPTON CITY, HENRY COUNTY, ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, LEE COUNTY, LYNCHBURG CITY, MARTINSVILLE CITY, MONTGOMERY, NELSON COUNTY, NEWPORT NEWS CITY, NORFOLK CITY, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, NORTON COUNTY, PAGE COUNTY, PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, PORTSMOUTH CITY, PULASKI COUNTY, RADFORD CITY, RICHMOND CITY, RUSSEL COUNTY, SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, SPOTSYLVANIA, SUFFOLK COUNTY, SURRY COUNTY, SUSSEX COUNTY, WARREN COUNTY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, WILLIAMSBURG CITY, WINCHESTER CITY, WISE COUNTY AND WYTHE COUNTY. - 21 LIAS WILL RECEIVE FY25 FUNDING TO PROVIDE EBHV SERVICES TO THE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITIES. 1 CENTRALIZED INTAKE SITE WILL RECEIVE FY25 FUNDING TO PROVIDE INTAKE SERVICES FOR HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. - FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT EXPANSION EFFORTS OF EBHV PROGRAMS AND CENTRALIZED INTAKE SERVICES. NON-FEDERAL FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED IN THE STATE BUDGET AND VDH OFFICE OF FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES BUDGET FOR MIECHV HOME VISITING SERVICES. THESE NON-FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT EBHV PROGRAMS EXPANSION AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN IDENTIFIED COMMUNITIES.