RIFVPs play a crucial role in building high-quality, comprehensive statewide early childhood systems to support pregnant people, parents and caregivers, and children from birth through kindergarten and ultimately, to improve health and developmental outcomes. The RIFV program requirements for LIAs are: 1. Enroll and serve low-income families, ensuring that eligible children and families have equal access to Family Visiting services. 2. Maintain fidelity to EBHV service models 3. Collaborate with early childhood partners and systems. 4. Compliance with RI Medicaid rules and regulations. Current RIFV program objectives are to: 1. Provide EBFHV services in high-need communities, as specified by RIDOH. 2. Serve high-need families using a trauma-informed approach. 3. Address social determinants of health and health equity. 4. Ensure access to high-quality health services. 5. Implement Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards across LIAs 6. Strengthen First Connections (RI’s short-term Family Visiting program) as a recruitment and linkage strategy for families into family visiting, as well as support referrals and engagement with Early Intervention, high-quality childcare and other community-based services within the early childhood system of care
