Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Homevisiting Grant Program - Project Title: North Carolina MIECHV Recipient Name: NC DHHS, DCFW Address: 5601 Six Forks Road Raleigh, NC 27609 Project Director: Hope Newsome, MIECHV Project Director Phone Number: 919-707-5640 E-mail Address: hope.newsome@dhhs.nc.gov Purpose: NC MIECHV will provide high-quality comprehensive home visiting service delivery based on experienced endemic poverty; economic and health disparities; poor maternal and child health outcomes; and high rates of child maltreatment. NC MIECHV will provide Healthy Families America (HFA) and Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) home visiting programs in 27* high-need counties. Through HFA and NFP, targeted and voluntary evidence-based home visiting (EBHV) will be provided to serve eligible NC families who are most at risk for adverse outcomes who would benefit from support. With the HRSA match, NC MIECHV will budget for each Lead Implementing Agency (LIA) to increase the salaries and fringe for all home visiting staff. Increasing salaries to keep up with the market will allow the sites to retain home visiting staff. We will also offer a funding opportunity for current sites to expand their service areas and provide additional funding for all site staff to attend one in-person MIECHV meeting. HFA staff will have the opportunity to participate in the inaugural two-day in-person HFA Community of Practice. NC General Funds provide annual recurring allocations to NFP which allows us to meet the HRSA match. Goals and Objectives: Goal 1: Provide targeted and voluntary services to help and serve families across NC who are most at risk for adverse health and life outcomes. Objective 1.1: Use the 2025 NC Needs Assessment Update to increase the number of MIECHV eligible counties to provide high-quality EBHV. Objective 1.2: Partner with 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 services and stakeholders across NC to coordinate and improve services for families. Objective 2.1: Serve as leader of the NC Home Visiting Consortium (NCHVC) and convene quarterly meetings for partners to coordinate statewide efforts and services. Objective 2.2: The team will participate in four national and state-level conferences related to enhancing home visiting services and delivery. Objective 2.3: Assist and guide LIAs on leading their Community Advisory Boards (CAB) and participating in collaboratives and initiatives with community partners in their local geographic area(s). Goal 3: Use quality data and Technical Assistance (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 2025 Needs Assessment Update, NC MIECHV will continue to serve low-income, pregnant and parenting families in Bertie, Bladen, Buncombe, Columbus, Edgecombe, Gaston, Halifax, Hertford, Lincoln, Nash, Northampton, Robeson, Scotland, and Wilson Counties during FY 25-27 through NFP. Families at risk for toxic stress, child abuse, and neglect will continue to be served in Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Durham, Henderson, Iredell, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Person, Watauga, and Yancey Counties during FY 25-27 through HFA. NC’s total proposed caseload of family slots at the 7 MIECHV sites is 589 and 703 for FFY 1 and 2, respectively. * HFA and NFP both serve Buncombe County, and it is counted once. Updated 5-30-25
