Pregnant with your first baby?
Goodwill Nurse-Family Partnership is here to help you!
PROVIDERS
FIRST-TIME PARENTS
(SELF-REFERRAL)
Being born healthy and reaching critical developmental milestones are vivid predictors of future success.
Research indicates that, in efforts to address social and economic barriers like poverty, low education levels, crime rates, teen pregnancy and more, the greatest long-term benefits will come from starting with babies in low-income households – even before they are born.
Goodwill Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) pairs individuals pregnant with their first child with a registered nurse for ongoing visits aimed at assisting parents and families in providing the very best start for their children during the earliest, most developmentally critical years. Nurse-Family Partnership is a national, community health program, widely researched and recognized for increasing health care access and improving health outcomes.
Goodwill’s NFP implementation which began in November 2011 with a single team of eight nurses who served Hoosiers living in Indianapolis. By the end of 2022, Goodwill NFP reached a milestone of supporting over 4,000 babies born throughout our service area, which means their parents learned how to bond with their baby; keep their baby safe; were counseled on the benefits of breastfeeding; received trusted resources, support, and guidance, as needed, for housing, education, employment and child care; and had their physical status regularly assessed, so they could achieve a healthy pregnancy and birth.
To date, the program has served more than 6,500 families and provides Goodwill NFP Nurses home visitors for the following counties:
Bartholomew | Benton | Blackford | Boone |
Carroll | Clark | Clay | Clinton |
Crawford | Daviess | Dearborn | Decatur |
Delaware | Dubois | Fayette | Floyd |
Fountain | Franklin | Gibson | Grant |
Hamilton | Hancock | Harrison | Hendricks |
Henry | Howard | Jackson | Jefferson |
Jennings | Johnson | Knox | Madison |
Martin | Montgomery | Marion | Morgan |
Ohio | Parke | Perry | Pike |
Posey | Putnam | Randolph | Rush |
Ripley | Scott | Shelby | Spencer |
Sullivan | Switzerland | Tippecanoe | Tipton |
Union | Vanderburgh | Vermillion | Vigo |
Warren | Warrick | Washington | Wayne |
White |
List of Counties
Bartholomew
Benton
Blackford
Boone
Carroll
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
Decatur
Delaware
Dubois
Fayette
Floyd
Fountain
Franklin
Gibson
Grant
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison
Hendricks
Henry
Howard
Jackson
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Madison
Martin
Montgomery
Marion
Morgan
Ohio
Parke
Perry
Pike
Posey
Putnam
Randolph
Rush
Ripley
Scott
Shelby
Spencer
Sullivan
Switzerland
Tippecanoe
Tipton
Union
Vanderburgh
Vermillion
Vigo
Warren
Warrick
Washington
Wayne
White
The program supports the Indiana Department of Health and Governor Holcomb’s goal to be “Best in the Midwest” in reducing infant death, providing prenatal care and teaching parents about and encouraging smoking cessation, breastfeeding and safe sleep.
Positive Goodwill NFP outcomes in Indiana
(2022)
%
of babies were born full term
%
of mothers initiated breastfeeding
%
at 24 months were fully immunized
%
were born at a healthy weight at or above 5.5 lbs
HOW TO QUALIFY
To qualify for Goodwill Nurse-Family Partnership, an individual must::
- Be less than 28 weeks (7 months) pregnant
- Have no previous live births
- Be at 200% of the poverty level or below (equivalent to the Medicaid eligibility requirement)
- Live in one of the 61 Indiana counties where we currently offer services
PROVIDERS
A health care or other service provider may refer an individual who meets the program’s qualifications.
FIRST-TIME PARENTS
(SELF-REFERRAL)
- You may also refer yourself, called a self-referral.
- Check the list above to see if you qualify.
- For questions, contact us at nfp@goodwillindy.org or 317-524-3999.
- Self-refer by calling 317-524-3999 or fill out our online form.
“I’m proud of where I am now. I would most definitely recommend Nurse-Family Partnership to friends and family.”
Dominique Daye – NFP Success Story
Although a teenager at the time, when Dominique Daye learned she was pregnant, her priorities became her son and planning for their future. She faced obstacles, but advocated fiercely for herself and her son to overcome them, including traveling four-hours round trip to The Excel Center to earn a high school diploma. Now a graduate, she is living independently and earning more from her employer.
Goodwill is committed to supporting quality child care for employees, students and our Nurse-Family Partnership families. Brighter Futures Indiana offers help with finding licensed, quality child care.
Goodwill Nurse-Family Partnership is implemented by Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana.
- May 2019: Governor Signs Perinatal Bill to Address Infant Mortality
- May 2019: Local Officials Step Up Efforts to Reduce Infant Mortality
- October 2018: Goodwill Pairs Nurses with Moms
- September 2018: Mothers Graduate from Maternal Health Program
- July 2018: Nurse-Family Partnership Programs Helps Combat Infant, Maternal Mortality
- April 2018: For New Moms, Goodwill’s Nurse-Family Partnership Helps Ensure Healthy
- babies
- February 2018: Top Honoree: Community Achievement in Health Care, Nurse-Family Partnership
- January 2017: Why Do So Many Babies Die in Indiana?
- September. 2015: Self-Sufficiency Investment, Michelle’s Story
- July 2015: Program Pairs Nurses With First-Time Moms to Improve Lives
- January. 2015: MCCOY: Our Kids Our Families Our Communities
- November 2014: WTHR Channel 13
Success Stories