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4/3/2025
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - ABSTRACT • Address: 109 Governor Street, 9th Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219 • Project Director Name: Andelicia Neville, MS • Contact Phone Numbers (Voice, Fax) (804) 864-7773; 804-864-7771 • Email Address: andelicia.neville@vdh.virginia.gov • Website Address, if applicable: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/family-home-visiting/maternal-infant-and-early-childhood-home-visiting-program-miechv/ • List all grant program funds requested in the application, if applicable: $10,832,066.00 Purpose: The purpose of the Virginia MIECHV Program is to expand the availability of evidence-based home visiting (EBHV) programs and strengthen the early childhood system for at-risk children and families in Virginia. Virginia’s 2020 Needs Assessment identified 74 communities with poor developmental outcomes for children and poor health outcomes for children and their families. The Virginia MIECHV Program plans to serve at least 42 of these at-risk communities with EBHV programs. Goal(s) and Objectives: The Virginia MIECHV Program goals are to improve health and developmental outcomes in Virginia by expanding access to EBHV programs; improve the quality and effectiveness of the EBHV programs; improve coordination of early childhood services at the state and local level; and to develop new and utilize existing fiscal strategies to improve program sustainability. Program objectives include: 1. Ensure the availability of EBHV programs to at least 1,100 families in at-risk communities annually 2. Ensure the continuation of state-level agency collaboration and involvement of state and local early childhood partners to develop and improve EBHV programs 3. Improve 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 programs through implementation of a multi-agency sustainability plan Methodology: The Virginia MIECHV Program implements three evidence-based home visiting models: Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. The proposed total caseload of families to be served in at least 42 at-risk communities is at least 1,100 families in FY2023 and at least 1,100 families in FY2024. The current caseload of the MIECHV Program is 1,200 families. Early Impact Virginia and local early childhood coalitions will continue to facilitate collaboration between state and local early childhood partners. Activities include professional development competencies and training for all home visitors, quality assurance monitoring for fidelity to the EBHV models, sustainability planning, strengthening referral systems, strengthening the use and reporting of data, and continuous quality improvement.
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