With the passage of the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act, which was a part of the Congressional year-end funding package, funding will continue for critical home visiting services across the state. Children’s Trust administers this federal funding for South Carolina.
The act reauthorized the Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program for five more years with its first-ever funding increase, doubling the federal investment in the program over the next five years.
The funding will be used to continue serving families in person and virtually, and to support home visiting workforce development and retention. The MIECHV Program has been foundational for states, including South Carolina, to build and scale their home visiting systems.
