CORE SERVICES
in 2011, CFF touched the lives of 41,468 individuals. The overwhelming majority (95%) of our stakeholders– clients, staff, donors and partners– would recommend CFF to others.
HEALTHY BABIES
OURMISSION Children & Families First helps families develop solutions to meet challenges and embrace opportunities.
OURVISION Communities where children are nurtured and safe, individuals are valued, and families are strong.
Healthy babies become healthy children. We connect pregnant women with health care and social services to make sure that their babies are born healthy and stay healthy. The Nurse FamilyPartnership (NFP) is an evidencebased program using nurse home visitors to provide comprehensive services to low-income women pregnant for the first time. The nurse follows the family through the child’s second birthday. NFP has a range of positive outcomes, including decreased child abuse and neglect. The Resource Mothers program (soon to be known as CFF/Healthy Families America) works to decrease infant mortality by connecting at-risk pregnant women statewide with prenatal medical care and social services. Staff help prepare women for delivery and parenthood, and offer ongoing support and mentoring. Once the baby is born, the staff ensures that the family is connected to well-baby care.
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