Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - Address: PO Box 60630, New Orleans, Louisiana 70160 Project Director Name: Susannah Boudreaux, Contact Phone Number: 225-278-1877 Email Address: Susannah.boudreaux@la.gov Website Address: https://partnersforfamilyhealth.org/ Grant Program Funds Requested in the Application: $12,918,800 (Base 11,243,229/Match $1,675,571) Annotation: The LA MIECHV Program aims to support at-risk families through HRSA approved home visiting services. This program prioritizes early childhood development, maternal health, and family well-being by providing personalized home visits from trained professionals. By targeting families with young children facing socio-economic challenges, the program seeks to enhance parenting skills, promote child health and development, and strengthen family resilience. Problem: Louisiana has consistently ranked poorly on maternal and child health outcomes as identified in the 2020 Needs Assessment and 2021 Risk and Reach Report. Purpose: Sustain and strengthen effective, HRSA approved home visiting services via implementation of Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) and Parents as Teachers (PAT). Goal(s) and Objectives: Goal 1: Louisiana MIECHV will sustain HRSA-approved home visiting services and enhance maternal, child, and family health outcomes by strengthening support systems and promoting overall well-being for families enrolled in the program. Objective 1.1: For the duration of this project period, LA MIECHV will continue to implement Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) in 44 MIECHV-funded parishes across LDH Administrative Regions 3-9 identified as at-risk in the 2020 LA MIECHV Needs Assessment and 2021 Early Childhood Risk and Reach report. Objective 1.2: For the duration of this project period, LA MIECHV will continue to implement Parents as Teachers (PAT) in 35 MIECHV-funded parishes across LDH Administrative Regions 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9 identified as at-risk in the 2020 LA MIECHV Needs Assessment 2021 Early Childhood Risk and Reach report. Objective 1.3: For the duration of the project period, provide infrastructure to support the effective implementation of HRSA approved home visiting via continuation of contracts for key infrastructure staff (11.0 FTE supported through braided funding) Goal 2: LA MIECHV will strengthen the implementation of HRSA approved home visiting through prioritization of parent leadership and improved coordination with key early childhood system partners Objective 2.1: Pilot the integration of a parent leader with our Region 1 PAT team. Document lessons learned and refine strategies as needed to support scaling the approach to other home visiting teams, following Stages 2-3 of the HV CoIIN 2 framework Objective 2.2: Continue outreach and engagement efforts with Healthy Louisiana Plans by facilitating periodic check-ins, sharing program updates, and exploring opportunities for collaboration on maternal and child health initiatives Goal 3: LA MIECHV will ensure quality service delivery to all families enrolled in MIECHV home visiting through evaluation of data and current practices. Objective 3.1: Evaluate referral to enrollment rates for LA MIECHV LIAs and establish a plan to ensure all interested eligible families receive services. Objective 3.2: Evaluate retention data for LA MIECHV families and identify strategies to implement for retention and supporting families in continuation of services. Approach: Evidence-based models: NFP and PAT. Communities served and Target population group(s): LA MIECHV prioritizes serving low-income families in 64 parishes identified as at-risk in 2020 Needs Assessment and 2021 Early Childhood Risk and Reach report. To be eligible for NFP or PAT services through LA MIECHV, families must also be eligible for Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, TANF, or SSI at enrollment. Additional subpopulations are represented in LA MIECHV’s client base, but current eligibility criteria does not specifically select for them. Proposed caseload of MIECHV family slots: FY 25: 1825; FY 26
