HFA is a childhood home visiting service that works with pregnant persons and parents of children up to age 5. It is grounded in an infant mental health framework and aims to cultivate and strengthen nurturing parent-child relationships, promote healthy childhood growth and development, and enhance family functioning by reducing risk and building protective factors.
HFA has yielded positive results across a spectrum of communities of varying geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. HFA programs operate across the United States and internationally, and home visits are conducted in dozens of languages. Once a family becomes interested in receiving services, HFA staff will reach out to learn more about their current needs, and also explore their strengths. After learning more about each family’s unique situation, HFA staff will recommend services for families based on their needs—from home visiting to additional community connections. Regardless of the recommendations our staff offer, HFA is always voluntary. Should home visiting services be recommended, HFA staff will work with families long-term. Most families are offered services for a minimum of three years, and are visited weekly at the start. Services are culturally respectful, and home visitors are chosen on the basis of their ability to establish trusting relationships with participating families.
585+
HFA program sites
70,000+
families receiving support
1 millon+
home visits conducted each year