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Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

Overview

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides funding to pair families with limited support and resources with trained home visitors such as nurses, social workers, and educators.

Home visitors meet with parents one-on-one from pregnancy through their child’s kindergarten entry to help lay the foundation for the health, education, development, and economic self-sufficiency of the entire family.

The program has been proven to help:

  • reduce maternal mortality and morbidity,
  • improve infant and child health,
  • improve school readiness,
  • decrease incidence of child neglect, and
  • promote family well-being and stability.

Current Funding Level: MIECHV is funded for five years (through FY 2027). FY 2023: $500 million; FY2024: $550 million; FY2025: $600 million; FY2026: $650 million; FY2027: $800 million 

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MIECHV: Overview

April 23, 2024

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides federal funds to states, territories, and tribal entities for voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services. 

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Learn About the Positive Impact of MIECHV in Your State

June 22, 2022

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides federal funds to states, territories, and tribal entities for voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services. This program was reauthorized in …

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Video: Empowering Families: The Positive Impact of MIECHV and Voluntary Home Visiting

June 6, 2022

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) provides federal funds to states, territories, and tribal entities for voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services. Home visitors meet with parents …

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Congress Set to Send Home Visiting Bill Honoring Rep. Walorski to President’s Desk

December 20, 2022

Today, Congress announced that the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 will be included in the final year-end FY2023 omnibus spending package. The bill to …

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U.S. House Passes Key Home Visiting Bill With Resounding Bipartisan Support

December 2, 2022

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8876, The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the voluntary, evidence-based Maternal, …


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