Improving Maternal & Child Health

Addressing potential health issues in pregnancy or early infancy can prevent death and disability and allow children to reach their full potential in life.

The goal of the Maternal and Child Health initiative is to improve outcomes for moms, infants and families in the first year of life.

Home Visiting Program Support

All families need support systems to ensure health, stability and security. Many families have supports in place, including friends, family and other community supports. However, a large number of families, especially pregnant women and those with infants, do not have necessary supports and can benefit from resources delivered through evidence-based home visiting models. Home visiting provides information, risk assessment, health programming and parenting support interventions as well as important connections to other social services. Voluntary home visiting programs have shown significant returns on investment for infants and families.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide support to evidence-based home visiting programs that serve women and infants in the Foundation’s service area. This is an invite-only opportunity.