Title
Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2021 Council Approved Budget to Accept and Appropriate the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Grant Awarded by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Health to the City of Hampton, Virginia (Youth, Education, and Family Services Department, also known as Healthy Families) to Continue the Parents As Teachers and Home Visiting Education and Support Program
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this resolution is to accept and appropriate federal grant funds to permit continuation of the Parents As Teachers, Home Visiting Education and Support Program for children ages 3 months through 5 years.
Discussion:
In 2010 Congress established the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) to provide federal funds to states and tribal entities to support voluntary, evidence based, home visiting services to at-risk families. Voluntary home visiting programs have been shown to be an effective way to support families and children experiencing risk factors, such as stress, social isolation, language barriers, and poverty.
The purpose of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program is to support the delivery of coordinated and comprehensive high-quality voluntary early childhood home visiting services to eligible families. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) administers this program in partnership with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
Hampton Healthy Families Partnership received the first round of Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting grant funding March 13, 2013. This grant was awarded to provide the Healthy Families America, evidence based home visitation program for families experiencing extreme high risk factors, including substance abuse, mental illness, and family violence. This funding was renewable for 3 years, ending on September 30, 2016.
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