MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ADDRESS: PO BOX 142002, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114 PROJE...

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - ADDRESS: PO BOX 142002, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114 PROJECT DIRECTOR: ELIZABETH VANSANT-WEBB PHONE NUMBER: (385) 271-7231 EMAIL ADDRESS: ELIZABETHVW@UTAH.GOV WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.HOMEVISITING.UTAH.GOV GRANT FUNDS REQUESTED: $4,911,777 ANNOTATION : THE UTAH HOME VISITING PROGRAM (HVP) PROMOTES EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES OF AT-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN AND YOUNG CHILDREN, ENSURE CHILDREN LIVE IN SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS, STRENGTHEN PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND TO PROMOTE COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR AT-RISK PREGNANT AND YOUNG PARENTING FAMILIES. UTAH PLANS TO INCREASE SERVICES IN 4 CURRENT COMMUNITIES AND EXPAND TO 3 NEW COMMUNITIES. PROBLEM: UTAH’S STATEWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED 16 COUNTIES WITH A RANGE OF RISK INDICATORS INCLUDING, ADVERSE PARENTAL OUTCOMES, CHILD MALTREATMENT, LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, CRIME, AND SUBSTANCE USE. FURTHERMORE, UTAH MUST FOCUS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE STATE AS SERVICES EXPAND. PURPOSE: UTAH WILL IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING IN 7 COUNTIES TO ADDRESS THESE RISK INDICATORS FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. UTAH WILL SUPPORT AND GROW THE HOME VISITING WORKFORCE TO BEST ADDRESS THESE INDICATORS. GOAL(S) AND OBJECTIVES: UTAH WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF FUNDED COMMUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING SERVICES BY: 1.1: INCREASING THE MAXIMUM CASELOAD CAPACITY FROM 584 TO 819 BY JUNE 2025, 1.2: INCREASE THE MAXIMUM CASELOAD CAPACITY TO 848 BY JUNE 2026, 1.3: SUPPORT LOCAL PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ROLE IN THEIR EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM BY JUNE 2025, 1.4: IMPROVE LOCAL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS BY JUNE 2026. UTAH WILL MAINTAIN A QUALITY STATEWIDE CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKGROUP BY: 2.1: ONBOARDING NEW COMMUNITIES INTO THE WORKGROUP BY FEBRUARY 2025, 2.2: MAINTAINING 100% PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKGROUP FOR THE DURATION OF THE GRANT. UTAH WILL IMPLEMENT TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN: 3.1: INTRODUCING 100% OF HOME VISITING STAFF TO THE STATE’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE YEAR BY DECEMBER, 3.2: PROVIDE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ALIGNMENT WITH OBJECTIVES 1.3 AND 1.4 ABOVE. UTAH WILL IMPROVE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT WITH CAREGIVERS BY: 4.1: REGULARLY ENGAGING WITH AT LEAST ONE CAREGIVER PER PROGRAM BY SEPTEMBER 2026, UTAH WILL IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED STATE EVALUATION FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY: 5.1: PLANNING AND DESIGNING A PROJECT BY SEPTEMBER 2025, 5.2: BEGIN CONDUCTING THE PROJECT BY SEPTEMBER 2026. APPROACH: MODELS TO BE IMPLEMENTED: UTAH WILL IMPLEMENT THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS. COMMUNITIES SERVED: UTAH WILL SERVE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: CACHE, CARBON, DAVIS, EMERY, GRAND, SALT LAKE, SANPETE, UTAH, AND WEBER. PROVIDERS IN THESE COUNTIES WILL IDENTIFY SPECIFIC TARGET POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PROPOSED CASELOAD: THE TOTAL PROPOSED CASELOAD FOR YEAR ONE IS 819. THE TOTAL PROPOSED CASELOAD FOR YEAR TWO IS 848.