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Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visiting

Policy Letters

FFYF Joins Home Visiting Coalition in Letter to Senate

Last week, FFYF joined with the Home Visiting Coalition Steering Committee to respond to a request for information from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Wyden on evidence-based …

Events & Hearings

Early Learning and Care Highlighted at Azar, DeVos Appropriations Hearings

In case you missed it last week, members of the House and Senate held committee hearings to discuss FY2021 appropriations with the Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar …

In the News

New York City Announces Major Investment in Home Visiting Services

Last week, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new estimate on the maternal mortality rate—showing that the U.S. would rank last among comparably wealthy countries. FFYF …

Factsheets

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Overview

Read about the MIECHV program below.

Data & Analysis

One Year after MIECHV Reauthorization, Advocates Look to a Bright Future for Successful Home Visiting Services

Tomorrow, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program celebrates the first anniversary of its bipartisan reauthorization, which extended the program through Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 at a …

Factsheets

Federal Legislative Agenda: Early Childhood Education in the 116th Congress

In recent years, Congress has made historic progress on behalf of America’s youngest learners through important, bipartisan policy and funding advancements around early childhood education. As a result, more children from low-income …

Factsheets

An Introduction to Childhood Trauma and Toxic Stress

It is now widely understood that a child’s brain is at its most flexible during the first few years of life, making this a critical period for learning, growth, and …

Press Releases & Statements

Bipartisan Budget Passed By Congress Extends Critical Support For Federal Home Visiting Program

ipartisan bill secures five-year reauthorization for MIECHV, negotiates doubling funding for CCDBG WASHINGTON – Early this morning, Congress passed a bipartisan budget bill, which includes an agreement to increase domestic …

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