Over 750 leading national, state, tribal, and local organizations and elected officials wrote to Congress to urge a funding extension of the bipartisan Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV program). Congress must act soon to extend the MIECHV program at its current annual funding level before it expires in March 2015. The MIECHV program has is proven to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, pregnant women, families, and taxpayers.
An updated letter was sent to Congress on March 3, 2015.