Eighty-three first-time mothers who engaged with Goodwill’s Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) in Indianapolis (Marion County) graduated September 23, 2015, demonstrating their successful participation in the community health program.

Early in pregnancy, each mother was partnered with a registered nurse for ongoing home visits aimed at supporting mothers and families in providing the very best start for their children during the earliest, most developmentally critical years.

Positive infant health outcomes and ongoing educational attainment for mothers for this graduation group include:

Infant Health Outcomes

• 87% born at full term

• 88% had a normal birth weight

• 90% breastfed (on average for nearly seven months)

• 95% up-to-date on immunizations

Mom/Family Outcomes

• 65% have completed high school

• 19 enrolled in post-secondary education

• 14 enrolled in high school or a GED program

• 17 attended Goodwill’s adult high school, The Excel Center; 16 family members of NFP moms also attended

• 15 worked with Goodwill’s job placement program

An important part of Goodwill’s approach to increasing central Indiana families’ economic independence, NFP began serving families in Marion County in November 2011 and currently engages with and serves nearly 600. This milestone of completing their NFP participation yields 83 additional families who worked with a nurse-home visitor from early in pregnancy until the child turned two. Families have the option to continue support with Goodwill until the child turns five.

Learn more about Nurse-Family Partnership in central Indiana here.

Originally published on GWGoodStuff in 2015

originally posted on GWGoodStuff in 2012

A Goodwill and Nurse-Family Partnership Success Story