Advocacy
West Virginia has the opportunity to increase federal funding for its Home Visitation Program by increasing state funding.
This table shows how many state and local funds are needed in order to qualify for the additional federal funds. Almost an additional $1,000,000 (by the 5th year)
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FFY 23 (current) |
FFY 24 |
FFY 25 |
FFY 26 |
FFY 27 |
|
West Virginia |
0 |
258,757 |
397,397 |
596,096 |
974,587 |
The last state increase for In-Home Family Education was in 2013.
Historically, In-Home Family Education/Home Visiting has had state and federal bi-partisan support.
It is more cost effective to provide primary prevention services such as In-Home Family Education than to wait for families to reach a crisis state and enter the child welfare system.
Our Partners at A.B.L.E. Families MIHOW/PAT in Mingo County, along with Pediatrician Patricia Lally, D.O. and Jim McKay of Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia presented on In-Home Family Education/Home Visiting to WV Legislators on December 9, 2021. Watch the presentation here.
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