Founded 1970s Type NGO (501(c)(3)) | Founder David Olds | |
Services provides home visits from registered nurses to low-income first-time mothers | ||
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is a non-profit organization operating in the United States which arranges for home visits from registered nurses to low-income first-time mothers. The visits begin during pregnancy and continue for two years following birth. NFP intervention has been associated with improvements in maternal health, child health, and economic security.
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Private funding
NFP is supported through a combination of individual and foundation/corporation donors. Foundations and corporations that support or have supported NFP include the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, and others.
Government funding
Many of NFP's programs are carried out in conjunction with federal, state, and local governments and are funded through various programs of these governments. Funding sources include Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
Media and blog coverage
Nurse-Family Partnership has been covered in media outlets such as
Time,The New York Times, The New Republic, The Washington Post, USA Today, Daily News (New York), CBS News and Dallas Morning News.
Nurse-Family Partnership has received favorable coverage in the blogs and opinion pieces of a number of think tanks including the Center for American Progress and the Brookings Institution.
NFP has also received favorable coverage in MedPage Today.
United Kingdom
In the UK the programme is known as the Family Nurse Partnership and has been backed by the NHS to deliver a service to 16,000 of the most disadvantaged new parents in the country.