Childhood Begins at Home 101 December 13 2018

Childhood Begins at Home 101 December 13, 2018 9: 30 -10: 30 am Presented by Sara Bradley, Learning Policy Director PA Partnerships for Children Rosemarie Halt Senior Director of Policy Maternity Care Coalition Karen Shanoski, State Office Director PA Parents as Teachers

Evidence-Based Home Visitation Child Care Early Intervention Pre-K

2014 -15 HV Subcommittee begins Strategy for PRR 2015 -16 HV Subcommittee Joint Advocacy Campaign 2018 Childhood Begins at Home Campaign. Launched

Celebrating Home Visiting Accomplishments Since 2015 Pennsylvania has increased investment in Home Visiting by $15 million!

Current Childhood Begins at Home Evidence-Based Programs Evidence-based home visiting is a research-proven tool to support the development and safety of our most vulnerable children and their families

Home Visiting Video Sec. Miller

Pennsylvania Report

The 2019 Campaign • Governing Body members – include original organizations as well as adding membership to state based organization able to take an active role in advocacy • Endorsing members – includes state based organizations able to provide support for campaigns’ principals, goals and strategies

Governing Committee 2018 -2019

The 2019 Campaign Goals • Expand state investment to $25 million in the Community Based. Family Centers line within the Department of Human Services budget to serve an additional 5, 000 families • Preserve current funding levels in the Nurse-Family Partnership line and in the Community Based-Family Centers line within the Department of Human Services budget.

Making the Case for Evidence-Based Home Visiting Advocacy • Build awareness of EBHV • Describe impact of services • Discuss the policy issues (access to services; need for public investments) Lobbying • Influence to take a specific action on specific legislation

Opportunities to Use Your Voice Coordinate with your Model State Office or Lead Agency Champion & Legislator Visits Support Families Voices Cultivate Community Partnerships Communication Strategies Endorse the Campaign!

Champion and Legislator Visits üWork with local EBHV models as partners. üHost an event for champions and legislators. üVisit with legislators in Harrisburg. • Brief EBHV & model information • Short parent/family impact story

Communication Strategies üUse media and social media to promote EBHV. • Send newsletters and social media posts üVideos • Create mini videos to tell story for social media üLetters/Op-Ed for print publications and blogs • Describe value of EBHV on family and community üEncourage Campaign endorsement • Share website

Supporting Families to Speak for Themselves Encourage Family participation Provide Guidance & Preparation Being There Successful Communication!

Cultivating Community Champions üConnect with influential leaders in your community who may become champions üMeet with legislators and staff regularly üEncourage community partners to describe their support and join the Campaign üInvite to participate in events üShare newsletter, announcements and social media postings

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Help our Families Voices Be Heard I first enrolled in Parents as Teachers to improve my parenting skills with my daughter. Over the course of our visits, my parent educator helped me realize how important I was to my child’s development. Parents as Teachers; Wyoming County I was so nervous and scared when I found out I was pregnant. The first baby I ever held was my own. My nurse would always affirm me and tell me I was doing right, and she gave me a lot of confidence. That was part of why I reached out to look for a job. Nurse Family Partnership; Cambria County I like being involved and watching my daughter learn during home visits. My home visitor shares resources about employment, community events and health care. We come up with plans for my daughter together – now she is learning colors and numbers and how to write her name. Early Head Start; Dauphin County Home visiting helped me when my family closed me out. I’m not sure where I would be without the Healthy Families America program. Healthy Families America; Delaware County

Questions? Name of Program Governing Board Representation Email Contact Family Check Up Amy Malen Amy. Malen@Allegheny. County. us Parents as Teachers Karen Shanoski KShanoski@csc. csiu. org Nurse Family Partnerships Jessica Lipper Jessica. Lipper@nursefamilyparternship. org Healthy Family America Rosemarie Halt RHalt@maternitycarecoalition. org Early Head Start Blair Hyatt Blair@Pa. Head. Start. org e