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Over the last decade, several organizational efforts and networks were formed to support the growing home visiting field. The National Home Visiting Network is a CONNECTOR and catalyst for collaboration among these efforts.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

The National Home Visiting Network is led by an Advisory Committee with representatives from research, policy, and practice, and includes home visiting consumers. Each member brings additional connections and partnerships.

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Representatives of National Networks

Mimi Aledo-Sandoval, Alliance for Early Success

Jeanna Capito, National Alliance of Home Visiting Models

Diana Careaga, First 5 LA

Jamie Colvard, Zero to Three

Jill Filene, National Home Visiting Resource Center

Kimberly Friedman, National Alliance of Home Visiting Models and Family Connects

Jaclyn Gray, Riverside San Bernardino County Indian Health

Janet Nickell Horras, Institute for the Advancement of Family Support Professionals

Catriona Macdonald, Association for State & Tribal Home Visiting Initiatives

       and the National Home Visiting Coalition

Allison Meisch, National Home Visiting Resource Center

Allison Parish, Education Development Center

Meghan Schmelzer, Zero to Three

Christine Silva, Massachusetts Home Visiting Initiative

        and Association for State & Tribal Home Visiting Initiatives

Kathleen Strader, National Alliance of Home Visiting Models and Healthy Families America

Allison West, Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative

David Willis, Nurture Connection/Early Relational Health/Georgetown University

Kelly Woodlock, Start Early/National Home Visiting Summit

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Parent Leaders

COHORT 1

Regine Cherry, Michigan

Nicole Loveless, New Mexico

Jennifer Vincent, Massachusetts

COHORT 2

Cullbi Orock, Maryland

Melina Hernandez, California

COHORT 3

Annette Castro, California

Natasha Snider, Arkansas

Kinea Wright, Michigan

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Federal Advisors

The National Home Visiting Network communicates and collaborates

with those working on home visiting initiatives at the Health Resources &

Services Administation and with the Administration for Children & Families.

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Independent Thought Partners

Bryn Fortune

Karen Howard

Deb Daro (Emeritus)

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Network Facilitators

Melissa L. Kelley

Deborah Roderick Stark

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Network Founder

Miriam Westheimer

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OTHER HOME VISITING RESOURCES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL:

Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE)

Rapid Response Home Visiting

National Conference of State Legislatures (home visiting state policy database)

Pew Home Visiting Project

BUILD Initiative

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​The National Home Visiting Network is 100% supported by philanthropic funding. 

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The center of this image reflects the connections between the networks represented on the Advisory Committee. The outer nodes reflect the additional partners and organizations that are connected through various members of the Advisory Committee.

(Network Mapping, 2019)

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