Home Visiting

By emphasizing the positives of every situation, Home Visitor Valdemira Andrade continuously makes a meaningful impact on the families she works with during some of the most important moments in their lives.

Home visiting is an incredibly powerful and impactful profession, but there remains much confusion about what, exactly, a home visitor does. At its simplest, a home visitor is a trained professional who partners with families during pregnancy and the early years of a child’s life.

Discover how home visiting supports family stability and community strength through the work of Maria Diaz, Healthy Families Home Visitor in Massachusetts.

Meet Patricia Jewell, a Healthy Families Massachusetts Home Visitor with nearly two decades of experience supporting children and families in her community.

Learn how home visiting programs in Massachusetts support parents, improve child development, and strengthen families through early, relationship-based care.

Meet Juliana Badaro, a Healthy Families Massachusetts Home Visitor whose work is rooted in empathy and lived experience.

Meet Jessica Ortiz, a Healthy Families Massachusetts Home Visitor whose approach is simple: have patience, build trust, listen, and celebrate the small wins.

Home visiting programs provide critical resources for families, ensuring parents have the guidance and support they need to create safe, nurturing environments for their children to thrive.

Last week, the Children’s Trust hosted an important conversation at the Massachusetts State House about the impact and future of home visiting programs in the Commonwealth.