By Michelle Stapleton | Director of Development
"When it came time to have the baby, Shirita was alone. Her mother was at the casino, her sister was not answering her cellphone, her boyfriend had disappeared months earlier, and her father she had not seen in years."
This is the opening paragraph from the March 8, 2015 New York Times Article, "Visiting Nurses, Helping Mothers on the Margins" by Sabrina Tavernise. You can read the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/health/program-that-helps-new-mothers-learn-to-be-parents-faces-broader-test.html?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone&_r=2
Nurse-Family Partnership works with families to improve birth outcomes, the child's health and development and the economic self-sufficiency of families.
Your support of Nurse-Family Partnership helps vulnerable new moms give their babies the best possible start in life - and we thank you!
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