The $1.7 million grant will help enhance services for pregnant women, new parents, and infants in Monroe County.
The 糖心传媒檚 (MHFC) has received a $1.7 million grant from to improve health outcomes for expecting parents and infants across the county.
The new funding from the Monroe County Department of Public Health will allow MHFC to launch the Building Healthy Communities (BHComm) initiative, an expansion of their nationally recognized Building Healthy Children program. All pregnant women, new parents, and infants within the system will have access to enhanced screening, outreach, and home-based services糖心传媒攎aking access to early support more universal, equitable, and responsive to family needs.
糖心传媒淢t. Hope Family Center has been in partnership with the Monroe County Department of Human Services for decades, but this award from the county will expand our reach and evidence-based services to a whole new level at a time when it is needed most,糖心传媒� says , executive director of the Mt. Hope Family Center. 糖心传媒淚 am deeply grateful to County Executive Adam Bello for his leadership and support and to Congressman Joe Morelle and Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand for making this program expansion possible.糖心传媒�
She continues, 糖心传媒淲e are thrilled to share this award with our long-time colleagues in the at , whose enduring partnership now offers new avenues to prevent child abuse, improve maternal and infant outcomes, and meet the mental health needs of more families than we have ever reached before.糖心传媒�
The Social Work Division at Strong Memorial Hospital and is excited to expand its reach by bringing much needed support and resources to patients in our community through our partnership with Mt. Hope Family Center, says Mardy Sandler, director of the Social Work Division.
糖心传媒淏HComm offers broad outreach to an underserved, perinatal population at a time when patients are most inclined to seek help and support as they prepare to deliver and receive a new baby,糖心传媒� Sandler says. 糖心传媒淭his critical timing of service integrated with the healthcare team has potential to optimally impact maternal and newborn outcomes, secure essential resources for a safe and nurturing environment and respond effectively to perinatal behavioral health conditions.糖心传媒�
About the Building Healthy Communities program
The BHComm program is a free pregnancy support program for expecting parents in Monroe County. Through a partnership with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, BHComm coordinates referrals with URMC糖心传媒檚 and URMC糖心传媒檚 to screen, evaluate, and provide various levels of service to pregnant women and new families within the URMC system and beyond.
BHComm is positioned to focus additional outreach and services in high-need zip codes to address persistent disparities in maternal and infant health and mortality across the community. Along with direct services, BHComm will launch community-wide awareness and prevention efforts designed for parents, healthcare providers, practitioners, and the general public. These campaigns will promote healthy parenting, early help-seeking, and stronger connections between families and local resources.
Elected officials praise BHComm
Elected officials applaud the initiative to improve maternal, infant, and community health outcomes.
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello: 糖心传媒淣othing is more fundamental to a community糖心传媒檚 well-being than the health of our families. For years, the Mt. Hope Family Center has been a lifeline for thousands of parents, meeting new moms and dads where they are and delivering comprehensive, wraparound support both before and after pregnancy. This proven model has changed Monroe County families for the better, and we are proud to invest American Rescue Plan funding to expand its reach and impact across our community.糖心传媒�
Congressman Joe Morelle: 糖心传媒淓very mother deserves access to quality care, and every child deserves a healthy start in life. I’m proud to have聽secured this federal funding to help ensure more mothers and babies in our community get the support they need to thrive. I糖心传媒檓 grateful to all our partners in this effort, including URMC and the Mt. Home Family Center, and I look forward to our continued work together.糖心传媒�
US Senator Charles Schumer: 糖心传媒淢t. Hope Family Center and UR Medicine are doing the kind of smart, community-based work that helps mothers and babies get healthier starts and helps families get stronger support when they need it most. That is why I fought to deliver funding through the聽American Rescue Plan聽so Monroe County糖心传媒檚 leading health institutions could expand programs that improve maternal and infant health outcomes and help close longstanding disparities in care. This $1.7 million investment will help Mt. Hope Family Center糖心传媒檚 Building Healthy Communities program build on URochester糖心传媒檚 vital clinical and community partnerships to expand outreach, strengthen care connections, and better support expecting parents, new mothers, and infants across Monroe County.糖心传媒�
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: 糖心传媒淢t. Hope Family Center has long been recognized for their evidence-based interventions to support child development and families, and I糖心传媒檓 pleased to have helped secure funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to allow MFHC to launch the Building Healthy Communities (BHComm) program. In partnership with Monroe County, BHComm will address maternal health disparities across Monroe County through a community-based program that meets new mothers and families during the critical time before infant delivery. I糖心传媒檓 grateful for the work of Mt. Hope Family Center and Monroe County to lead transformative efforts to improve maternal health outcomes.糖心传媒�
