NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP)
Organization name: Goodwill of Central & Southern IN
Program Type
Early childhood education programs
Ages Served:
19-25 Years
Overview
Brief Program Summary: Goodwill’s Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) pairs mothers pregnant
with their first child 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. NFP is a national, community health program, widely researched
and recognized for increasing health care access and improving health outcomes. The program
supports the Indiana Department of Health’s Labor of Love campaign to reduce infant death,
providing prenatal care and teaching parents about and encouraging smoking cessation,
breastfeeding and safe sleep. Research on the Nurse-Family Partnership shows that their nurse-
visited children fare better in cognitive and language development than their control-group
counterparts. Nurse-Family Partnership can help ensure school readiness for young children born
into families at risk, and prevent challenges in early education that can lead to a lifelong struggle
with academic achievement.
Success Metrics: NFP collects over 2000 data points on families over the 2.5 – 3 years of
engagement. This includes health outcomes for mother and child, social determinants of health,
fidelity to the NFP model, and more. Data is analyzed internally for various reasons and the
National Service Office (NSO) releases quarterly reports to each agency. The NSO also continues
to follow families beyond graduation to determine long term impacts.
NSO Reports include:
– The Fidelity Report: The purpose of this report is to help supervisors monitor the extent to which
her/his team is implementing NFP with fidelity to the model, and to improve implementation fidelity
where necessary
– The Outcomes Report: The Outcomes Report is populated from data collected in the field related
to achieving the following outcomes: Changes in smoking status during pregnancy; Premature
births by race and ethnicity; Premature births by mother’s age at infant birth; Low birth weight by
race and ethnicity; Breastfeeding initiation; Child’s immunizations; Subsequent pregnancies;
Workforce participation over time for clients 18 years and older at intake; Breastfeeding
continuation at 6 and 12 months; Ages and Stages Questionnaire screening and referrals. The
purpose of this report is to help every supervisor monitor the extent to which her/his team is
achieving outcomes that can be measured while a family is active in the program and that are
related to common indicators of maternal, child, and family functioning.
Demographics
Number Served & Racial Distribution:
Total Number of Individuals Annually Served
1,185
Black or African Americans Annually Served
56%
Hispanic or Latinos Annually Served
8%
Geographic Scope:
− Central Indiana Counties: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion,
Morgan, Putnam, Shelby
− Additional/Other Areas of Focus: N/A
Resources
Annual Operating Cost: $6,102,113
Initial Start-Up Cost: $4,171,231
Contact Information
Organization Name: Goodwill of Central & Southern IN
Website: https://www.goodwillindy.org/
Respondents Name: Rachel Zaudtke
Email: rzaudtke@goodwilleducation.org