Every Child Succeeds (ECS)

Every Child Succeeds is an evidence-based prevention program that works with at-risk families during the critical developmental period, ages zero to three. Every Child Succeeds partners with families and communities to strengthen family well-being, support healthy environments, and optimize infant and toddler development. To date, Every Child Succeeds has provided more than 756,000 home visits and has served more than 30,400 families. The program follows the standards of three national evidence-based home visitation models and ensures implementation with fidelity: Healthy Families America and Nurse Family Partnership in Ohio and HANDS in Kentucky. Focus areas of the program across models include maternal and child health, parental attachment, early literacy/pre-school readiness, social emotional development, referrals and linkages with other services, family self-sufficiency and stress reduction. Content is delivered by over 80 professional, well-trained home visitors (supported by approximately 20 staff and supervisors) who visit families between 2-4 times a month, developing and executing a family plan; delivering an evidence-based curriculum; promoting good decision-making and monitoring outcomes on a regular basis. The program uses a two-generational approach focused on parental support and education that results in children living in safe and stimulating homes and families moving towards independence and economic self-sufficiency.