HUMAN SERVICES VERMONT AGENCY OF

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL INFANT EARLY CHILD HOME VISITING PROGRAM APPLICANT NAME: VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAILING ADDRESS: VT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 280 STATE DRIVE, WATERBURY VT 05671-8360 PROJECT DIRECTOR: ILISA STALBERG, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: #(802) 343-8125, FAX #(802)-863-7229. EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITE: STRONG FAMILIES VERMONT FUNDS REQUESTED: BASE GRANT AND MATCHING FUNDS. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DELIVER A COORDINATED, EVIDENCED-BASED, VOLUNTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WHO ARE PREGNANT OR CAREGIVERS OF INFANTS WITHIN ALL 14 VERMONT COUNTIES REPRESENTED BY SIX REGIONS WITHIN VERMONT’S CHILDREN’S INTEGRATED SERVICE (CIS) SYSTEM. VERMONT MIECHV FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE MATERNAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSTAINED HOME VISITING (MECSH) MODEL. PROGRAM GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE TRANSITION TO PARENTING BY SUPPORTING PARENTS THROUGH PREGNANCY, IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY HELPING PARENTS CARE FOR THEMSELVES. FURTHERMORE, GOALS INCLUDE IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT BY HELPING PARENTS TO INTERACT WITH THEIR CHILDREN IN DEVELOPMENTALLY SUPPORTIVE WAYS, DEVELOP AND PROMOTE PARENTS’ ASPIRATIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND IMPROVE FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY. MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE HOME VISITING SERVICE DELIVERY AND SUPPORT ONE LIA TO EXPAND FROM 6 FAMILIES IN FY25 TO 15 FAMILIES IN FY26. GOALS/OBJECTIVES: GOALS INCLUDE: 1) IMPROVE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES; PROMOTE HEALTHY INFANT AND TODDLER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; AND FOSTER HEALTHY, SELF-SUFFICIENT FAMILIES AMONGST AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN ALL VERMONT COUNTIES. GOAL 2: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028, VERMONT WILL HOST A COMPREHENSIVE AND FLEXIBLE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO TRACK PROGRAM PROGRESS, OUTCOMES, AND ENSURE CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) ACROSS PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. GOAL 3: BUILD A STATE SYSTEM TO ASSURE STABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RESEARCH-BASED HOME VISITING. GOAL 4: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028, VERMONT MIECHV TEAM WILL FACILITATE AND MONITOR CORE MODEL TRAINING AND CONTINUOUS MECSH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT WITH MECSH CONSULTANTS IN SUPPORT OF OPTIMAL IMPLEMENTATION. GOAL 5: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028, ASSESS AND ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS THAT IMPACT FAMILIES SERVED AND COORDINATE STRATEGIES TO REACH FAMILIES AT GREATEST RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES. APPROACH: I. CASELOAD: PROJECTED CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS: FY26 IS 414 FAMILIES, AND FY27 IS 414 FAMILIES. II. ALL OF VERMONT’S FOURTEEN COUNITES ARE TO BE SERVED. TARGET POPULATIONS ARE FAMILIES AT RISK OF POOR MATERNAL OR CHILD HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES AND PRIORITY POPULATIONS OUTLINED BY STATUTORY AUTHORITY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK FOR HEALTH DISPARITIES. III. VERMONT WILL HAVE 6 LIAS. IV. VERMONT IS APPLYING FOR MATCHING FUNDS. THE MATCHING FUNDS WILL ALLOW VERMONT TO FUND UNMET PROGRAM COSTS OF OUR EXISTING PROGRAM SUCH AS AWARDEE PROGRAM PERSONNEL, LIA SERVICE CAPACITY PROGRAM COSTS, MODEL COSTS, DATABASE ENHANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE, A COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT AND, A SMALL LIA EXPANSION. THE SOURCE OF MATCH FUNDS ARE IN –KIND FROM LIAS AND THROUGH OUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.