Home Visiting in South Carolina

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What’s possible with home visiting in 1,000 days?

Home visiting helps parents make the most of their child’s critical first 1,000 days.

Why 1,000 Days?

Did you know?

Nearly 85% of brain growth occurs in a child’s first 1,000 days

That includes infant and toddler development in:

  • Motor Skills
  • Speech
  • Cognitive & Processing
  • Social & Emotional

Early help for children and families supports child well-being and reduces health and education costs.

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What is Home Visiting?

Home Visiting helps parents be their child’s first teacher.

Home Visiting is an evidence-based voluntary early intervention strategy that connects expectant and new parents with a trained professional to help guide and support them through their child’s critical first 1,000 days.

Why Home Visiting

Home Visiting improves lives.

A child’s first 1,000 days represent a critical window for development. Home visiting services that help parents meet their child’s needs and significantly improves their chances for success.

Home visiting meets parents where they are and provides tailored support at no cost to them, helping them create positive parent-child relationships that build a strong foundation for their future.

Only 3% of the 263,300 families in South Carolina who are eligible for and could benefit from home visiting support have the opportunity to participate.

ASTHVI White Paper

94% of children completed recommended well-child visits

3,797 families successfully received services in 2017

84% of parents improved positive parenting skills

Less than2% of children were first-time victims of maltreatment

Source: NHVRC State Profile 2017

“When I was pregnant, it was a lifesaver, seriously. Sarah, my home visitor, was there to come and talk me through everything and… that prepared me as a mother.”

– Brie
Nurse-Family Partnership participant (with her daughter, Maddie)

At Work in South Carolina

Home Visiting Models

There are different home visiting models at work across South Carolina. All the models focus on families with young children, but vary based on their purpose, who delivers services, and the duration of home visits.

Across South Carolina, 66 agencies operated with at least one of these models.

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Oconee Pickens Greenville Spartanburg Cherokee York Lancaster Chesterfield Marlboro Dillon Horry Anderson Laurens Union Chester Abbeville Greenwood McCormick Edgefield Newberry Saluda Lexington Richland Fairfield Kershaw Lee Darlington Florence Marion Aiken Sumter Calhoun Clarendon Orangeburg Williamsburg Georgetown Barnwell Allendale Bamberg Hampton Colleton Dorchester Berkeley Jasper Beaufort Beaufort Beaufort Charleston

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Home Visiting in your county

Meet the consortium

Supporting healthy families and thriving children

The South Carolina Home Visiting Consortium is a collaborative group which exists to coordinate, promote, and advocate for home visiting efforts that support children and families in South Carolina.


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Charter Members & Partner Agencies

“The value of home visiting is that it helps the whole family, because children are led by example. So if mom and dad are healthy and successful then it’s a good example for the children. Then, down the road, these children are ready for school and these families are ready to better serve the community.”

– Sarah Griggs
Home Visitor, Nurse-Family Partnership

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