Best Beginnings / Nurse Family Partnership Recognized by Council on Accreditation
The Best Beginnings / Nurse Family Partnership program of the United Methodist Children’s Home has been recognized as a best practice program and received an honorable mention to the Innovative Practices Award by the Council on Accreditation (COA).
“We submitted a written application explaining how we provide services to the families we serve in an innovative way,” states Joyce Butts, Program Supervisor for the Best Beginnings / Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) at the United Methodist Children’s Home. COA reviewed submitted applications and recognized NFP as meeting a higher set of standards that make them a “best practice.”
Best Beginnings / Nurse Family Partnership serves first-time pregnant women in Jefferson and Marion counties during their pregnancy and throughout the first 2 years of their child’s life. NFP is an evidence based, nurse home visiting program, which improves health, well-being, and self-sufficiency. United Methodist Children’s Home houses NFP and their community programs in their Community Connections building on 27th Street in Mount Vernon.
The Council on Accreditation is a non-profit child- and family-service and behavioral healthcare accrediting organization. COA currently accredits 38 different service areas and over 60 types of programs. An organization is evaluated against best-practice standards, which are developed using a consensus model with input from a wide range of service providers, funders, experts, policymakers and consumers.