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:

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.