Last year, OUr advocates stepped up to help us move critical policies in states across the country.

Your support makes it possible for our Policy & Government Affairs team to be successfully influential on Capitol Hill, at state capitals, and in local offices across the country, so that our nurses can focus on showing up on the doorsteps of tens of thousands of first-time moms every day. In 2019, we saw enormous policy wins in states across the nation (shown in gold above) that allowed us to reach more families than ever.

California

Secured a $58.6 million increase in budgeting for home visiting programs throughout the state.

Florida

Secured $600K of funding for NFP expansion with additional funding anticipated in 2020.

Illinois

Secured $544M for the Early Childhood Block Grant at the Illinois State Board of Education – a $50M increase.

Michigan

Secured a $350K increase in funds dedicated to expanding NFP services across the state.

Minnesota

Secured $1.5M over the next two years for grants to help women with histories of alcohol and substance use disorders who are pregnant or parenting.

Nevada

Nevada passed legislation to initiate a study on expanding home visiting.

New Jersey

Secured a one-time $500K line-item in the state budget for NFP to provide salary relief to NFP Network Partners.

New Mexico

Secured $23.3M for the state’s overall home visiting budget – an increase of $2.6 million.

Ohio

Secured a $20M increase in funding for home visiting programs over the next two years.

Oklahoma

Secured $7.58M for NFP programs and services – an increase of approximately $520K.

Pennsylvania

Secured $5M to increase the number of families served by evidence-based home visiting models.

South Carolina

Secured $750K to expand services in York, Chester and Lancaster counties and launch a new NFP site in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties.

Texas

Secured $2.9M in state general funds for NFP Networks Partners in Texas.

Washington, D.C.

Secured a $150K investment to be granted to an evidence-based home visiting model serving Medicaid eligible, first-time mothers.