NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING ADDRESS: CORNING TOWER ESP 821, ALBANY, NY 12237 PROJECT DIRECTOR: BEN WISE CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: VOICE: (518) 474-0535; E-FAX: (518) 474-7054 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: HTTPS://WWW.HEALTH.NY.GOV/COMMUNITY/PREGNANCY/HOME_VISITING_PROGRAMS/ PURPOSE: THE NEW YORK STATE (NYS) MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) INITIATIVE AIMS TO HELP PREGNANT WOMEN AND PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HOME VISITING SERVICES VIA THE NFP AND HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HEALTHY FAMILIES NEW YORK/HFNY) HOME VISITING PROGRAMS TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES LIVING IN COMMUNITIES THAT FACE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING POSITIVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES. PROGRAMMING AT BOTH THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL IS INTEGRATED WITHIN A COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED SYSTEM OF PERINATAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES. MATCHING FUNDS WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND HOME VISITING SERVICE DELIVERY THROUGH THE NFP EXPANSION (NFPX). GOAL(S) AND OBJECTIVES: THERE ARE THREE OVERARCHING GOALS: IMPROVE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND BABIES, IMPROVE CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND LIFE COURSE. THERE ARE SIX OBJECTIVES TO MEET THESE GOALS: 1. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028, NFP AND HFNY PROGRAMS WILL HAVE CONTINUOUSLY IMPLEMENTED THEIR PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MODEL ELEMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE RESPECTIVE MODEL DEVELOPERS. 2. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028, NFP AND HFNY PROGRAMS WILL MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE ENROLLMENT OF AT LEAST 85% OF THEIR MAXIMUM SERVICE CAPACITY. 3. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028, NFP AND HFNY PROGRAMS WILL INCREASE RECIPROCAL REFERRALS BETWEEN COMMUNITY AGENCIES (E.G., HOSPITALS, PRENATAL CARE PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, WIC, LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES) SERVING PREGNANT AND NEWLY PARENTING FAMILIES. 4. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028, NFP AND HFNY WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVEMENTS IN MEASURABLE OUTCOMES FOR PARTICIPATING FAMILIES. 5. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028, NYSDOH MIECHV STAFF WILL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN WORKGROUPS TO INCREASE AND STRENGTHEN COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF HOME VISITING PROGRAMS WITHIN LARGER MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES SYSTEMS. 6. BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2028, NYSDOH MIECHV STAFF WILL ANALYZE MIECHV PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND SHARE THE RESULTS WITH NFP AND HFNY PROGRAMS TO COLLABORATIVELY IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ALL FAMILIES SERVED. APPROACH: BY THE END OF FY 2027, NYS MIECHV INITIATIVE WILL SUPPORT HFNY PROGRAMS IN SEVEN COUNTIES (BRONX, ERIE, KINGS, MONROE, NEW YORK, ONEIDA, AND QUEENS) AND NFP PROJECTS IN EIGHT COUNTIES (BRONX, ERIE, KINGS, MONROE, NASSAU, NIAGARA, QUEENS, AND RICHMOND). THE CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS OF CURRENTLY CONTRACTED PROGRAMS IS 3,293. THE TOTAL PROPOSED CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS IS 3,040 FOR FFY 2026 AND 3,345 FOR FFY 2027. NYS MIECHV PARTICIPATES IN A VARIETY OF INTERAGENCY AND STATE-WIDE WORKGROUPS AND INITIATIVES RELATED TO PERINATAL, INFANT AND CHILD HEALTH AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS, ENSURING HOME VISITING IS WELL-INTEGRATED INTO THE LARGER SYSTEMS. USE OF MATCHING FUNDS: A PORTION OF MATCH FUNDING WILL BE ALLOCATED ACROSS THE MIECHV-FUNDED NFP GRANTEES APPROVED BY CHANGENT TO IMPLEMENT NFPX. FUNDS WILL BE USED BY THESE PROGRAMS TO ENROLL ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS. THE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY FINALIZING PLANS INTERNALLY TO ALLOCATE THE MONEY ACROSS THESE PROGRAMS AND WILL CONTACT THEIR HRSA PROJECT OFFICER FOR FORMAL APPROVAL TO USE MIECHV FUNDING FOR THESE PURPOSES. THE AVAILABILITY OF MATCH FUNDING IS ALSO AFFORDING THE DEPARTMENT THE ABILITY TO OFFSET SOME OF THE BASE GRANT FUNDS AND SUPPORT THE ADDITION OF A MIECHV-FUNDED HFNY PROGRAM THAT WILL SERVE FAMILIES IN QUEENS AND NEW YORK COUNTY. NYS APPROPRIATIONS ARE THE SOURCE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE MATCH.