The following videos convey the positive impact of the 2Gen/whole family approach on families, service providers, and community systems.
Promoting Maternal and Child Wellness: Integrating Home Visiting and Maternal and Child Health Programs
This video follows the journey of a family involved in Community of Hope’s home visiting program and highlights the importance of pre-natal and post-partum services with holistic wraparound family supports. Explore a wealth of resources offered by Community of Hope such as prenatal care, emotional wellness interventions, pediatric care, and more. Witness how Community of Hope’s evidence-based programs are actively breaking the cycle of poverty and fostering a thriving start for families in Washington, D.C.
Immigrant Families Thrive Through English Language and Health Literacy Education
Immigrant parents and caregivers come to Literacy Partners to transform their lives and create a brighter future for their children through the power of literacy. With free classes, community workshops, and support groups, caregivers develop the confidence and vital language skills to solve problems and achieve success in today’s world. This video tells the remarkable stories of women who have participated in the program.
Streamlining how Families Receive Support through Seamless, Cross-Agency Collaboration
Discover the compelling narrative of Mercy Center’s Familia Adelante/Family Forward initiative and the impact it has had on immigrant families in the South Bronx. This video includes the voices of families, staff, and an external evaluator who show how this Whole Family Approach effort is strengthening relationships, building financial stability and improving family health and well-being. Immerse yourself in the work of this partnership and their holistic approach that offers immigrant families a range of services to help them reach their goals.
Listening, Innovating and Advocating to Reduce Health Disparities and Improve Birth Outcomes
Since 2016, MetroHealth has implemented the nationally recognized Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program in Northeast Ohio. NFP is a proven, evidence-based, community health model with a focus on reducing pre-term birth and infant mortality rates while promoting strong and healthy beginnings for families. NFP clients describe the challenges that first-time parents face and how relationships with NFP nurse home visitors provide the resources, trust, and self-confidence to create brighter futures for families.
Equity Means Access: Creating ‘No Wrong Door’ for Whole Family Transformation
The Centers creates transformative solutions for families in Northeast Ohio – no matter their background or current circumstances – so they can live healthier, more prosperous lives. As a multi-site provider of family, health, educational, youth residential, and employment services, The Centers is dismantling program silos and creating a ‘no wrong door’ system of intake and family service integration. Embedding a 2Gen/whole family framework and mindset across all departments, systems, and 650 staff reduces bureaucracy for clients and makes it easier for staff to connect families to the organization’s vast array of services and opportunities.
Collaboration | Building Resident Capacity and Strengthening Community for Young Families
The Family Partners initiative is the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood’s collaborative approach for addressing the intergenerational cycle of poverty in the Central neighborhood. This initiative draws upon a network of community experts in early childhood and mental health to integrate early learning home visiting with mental health coaching, family supports, and peer connections. It brings together residents, schools, nonprofits, governmental agencies, and businesses who are committed to making Central Promise families safe, healthy, educated, financially secure, and rich in social capital.
We are proud of the transformative work of our grantee partners who are centering family voice to make programs and systems work better for families.
We are committed to strengthening the field by openly sharing what we learn. Our research and publications—including a formal assessment of our strategy by James Bell Associates—reflect our ongoing work with families and community partners. They highlight what’s working, what’s challenging, and what we’re learning along the way. We hope others can build on these insights to deepen impact, spark innovation, and inspire change for children and families.
