Changent

What a time on Capitol Hill!

We’re incredibly proud of our Parent Ambassadors and advocates who spent the day sharing their stories and helping shape conversations around policies that support families.

As we wrap up , the last nurse we are highlighting behind the work of our program, Nurse-Family Partnership, is Kathryn Barnard.

Kathryn Barnard’s work helped deepen understanding of the parent-child relationship and how early interactions shape long-term development. That perspective continues to influence how nurses support families and young children today.

While we've recognized some of the nurses who helped build Nurse-Family Partnership, we’re also grateful for the many nurses who have carried this work forward over the years and continue it today. It’s their relationships with families that continue to define this work.

Patricia Moritz played an important role in ensuring that nurse home visitors were supported with a framework that guides every Nurse-Family Partnership home visit to this day.

Her leadership ensured that NFP’s evidence base would be built on an unshakable foundation.

Harriet Kitzman played a key role in developing and studying the Nurse-Family Partnership model, helping turn early research into a program that could be implemented in communities.

Her work helped ensure that support for families is both evidence-based and practical.