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Dear Friend,

Those earliest moments with our babies are some of the most magical, full
of firsts—first breath, first smile, first step. Supporting new moms and
birthing people and their babies during those magical moments is critical
for strengthening our communities and promoting positive parent-child
relationships. The federal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home
Visiting (MIECHV) program is proven to do just that, and to improve short-
and long-term outcomes for children and their families.

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What’s happening? MIECHV is a federal, state, and community partnership
designed to improve the health of at-risk children through home visiting
programs. [1] Funding for this program enables states, territories and
tribal entities to develop and implement evidence-based, voluntary home
visiting programs among their communities.

Every five years, the MIECHV funding program must be reauthorized (i.e.,
re-negotiated and committed to) by Congress. The MIECHV program was last
reauthorized in 2018 at a funding level of $400 million a year and is set
to expire at the end of this month. [ [link removed] ] If this program is not
reauthorized by September, funding is not guaranteed, which would leave
140,000 parents and children in 1,054 counties across the country without
vital home visiting support.

[2]Add your name! Tell your lawmakers to increase Maternal, Infant & Early
Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) funding and expand the program to help
support more babies, families, and providers.

When you click, you’ll automatically sign on to our letter that reads:

Dear Congress,

This fall, Maternal, Infant & Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)
funding is set to expire, and I ask that Congress not only reauthorize
this funding, but also increase investment in and expand the MIECHV
program.

MIECHV funding supports home visiting services that are proven to
strengthen communities and improve short- and long-term outcomes for
children and their families. Home visitors work with parents to build
strong relationships with their newborn and provide critical support
during a child’s first five years of life.

Today, MIECHV-funded home visiting programs are helping 140,000 families
in 1,054 counties across the country ensure their young children can reach
their full potential – and many more families face barriers to accessing
such essential services.

After nearly a decade of funding levels of the same amount, I ask that
Congress reauthorize MIECHV for another five years and:

* Increase funding by $200 million annually, arriving at a total of $1.4
billion, to reach more families and better support the workforce
* Double the current amount of MIECHV funds set aside for tribal
populations from 3% to 6% to reach more families in American Indian
and Alaska Native communities
* Continue to allow virtual home visiting as an option, providing
greater flexibility in where, how and when families can receive
visits, and increasing access
* Provide disaggregated data (i.e., breakdown of data, often based on
demographics) on benchmark outcomes to ensure equitable access to home
visiting services across all communities

Starting at home and supporting families from pregnancy or birth into the
preschool years is vital. When parents and caregivers are well supported,
young children thrive. With a renewed commitment to continue and increase
investments in MIECHV this fall, you can help ensure more young children
in your communities thrive.

[ [link removed] ]Don’t forget to sign on! Tell Congress to reauthorize and increase
funding for MIECHV!

Home Visiting is a proven strategy to support parents and babies as they
build a foundation for lifelong well-being and success. These programs
support stronger parent-child bonds, healthier mothers and babies, lower
rates of child abuse and neglect, more positive parenting practices,
earlier development of language and literacy skills and improved school
readiness, safer homes, and increased rates of parental employment. We
should be doing everything we can to ensure babies have a solid foundation
to learn and grow – and there is no better way to do that than by
supporting families from the very beginning.

The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to share our action link with your friends and family:
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Together we are a powerful voice for the health of families.

- Felicia, Nina, Lauren, Donna, Kristin and the whole MomsRising /
MamásConPoder team

[1] U.S. DHHS, ACF, Office of Child Care, [ [link removed] ]Home Visiting

[2] First Five Years Fund, [ [link removed] ]The Necessity of MIECHV Reauthorization


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