Grassley, Senators Celebrate Home Visiting Program Reauthorization with Actress Jennifer Garner

Grassley, Senators Celebrate Home Visiting Program Reauthorization with Actress Jennifer Garner

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today met with actress Jennifer Garner, along with other members of the Senate Finance Committee, to celebrate the recent reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), which was included in the government funding bill last month. The program provides grants to states, territories and tribal entities to develop and implement evidence-based, voluntary programs to improve maternal and child health, prevent child abuse and promote child development and school readiness.

Grassley and a bipartisan group of his colleagues introduced the legislation to reauthorize the program last year. At the time, Grassley said, “The program that serves so many mothers and children has enjoyed bipartisan support because it embraces a commonsense idea. It provides states with the resources to design programs that work best for their communities to support children and families. It gives parents access to professional expertise to help them improve their skills. When kids do well early in life, they’re on a good path to become successful adults.”

“Thanks to the leadership of Senators Hatch, Wyden, Grassley and Menendez, thousands of families across the country will receive critical support services through the Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program,” said Garner, a trustee of Save the Children, an organization that advocates for kids’ rights and education. “Through my work with Save the Children, I’ve seen how home visiting programs make a huge difference in the lives of many families across the country. By helping mothers and fathers be the best parents they can be, we can put more children on a path toward success.”

Attached are photos of Grassley and Garner. A photo on Instagram can be found here. Further information from the Senate Finance Committee can be found here.

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