Home visiting is a critical service for families experiencing homelessness. This podcast discusses the recently published Family Support Needs Assessment provides data and information on the value and need for home visiting. Featured here are Karen Grimm-Thomas, Director of External Communications of the PA Office of Child Development and Early Learning, and Tara Dechert, a Project Director at the CHOP Policy Lab. The podcast also includes comments offered by two leaders in the community, Samia Bristow of the Maternity Care Coalition, and Erin Blair, a home visiting nurse with the Nurse Family Partnership.
The podcast was recorded at the Children's Work Group Early Childhood Conference on Friday, November 20, with participation from 54 local leaders in southeastern Pennsylvania, via a Zoom call.