#NHVW in the News
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Senator Chuck Grassley Raises Awareness for the Importance of Home Visiting Programs: https://youtu.be/288YtG7JwgE?si=ZDkyQFbZW3xhqsn5
2026 U.S. Senate Resolution: S.Res.692 - A resolution designating the week of April 20 through April 24, 2026, as "National Home Visiting Week".
HRSA Releases National Home Visiting Workforce Strategy, Recognizes National Home Visiting Week
Funds Key to Help Families Thrive (Richmond Times Dispatch, Virginia)
Home Visitors Take Their Message to the SC State House (South Carolina)
Morganton’s Shanna Carswell-Worley named 2026 National Home Visitor of the Year (The Paper, Burke County, North Carolina)
Tucson Home Visiting Week (Tucson Now 13News)
Local parent educator recognized as one of the nation’s top home visiting professionals (East Idaho News)
RN Nurse Home Visitors letter: Our home visit team is dedicated to helping families (West Central Iowa Tribune)
Bringing Care to the Home: Celebrating National Home Visiting Week (Fairfax County, Virginia)
Home visits offer support for families (Santa Fe New Mexican)
U.S. Rep. Yakym introduces bipartisan resolution celebrating National Home Visiting Week (Marshall County Post, Indiana)
South Carolina Home Visitor Sanquinta Martin Receives National Award (Children’s Trust of South Carolina)
Local Parent Educator is Nominated for the Nation's Top Home Visiting Professionals (KPVI News, Idaho)
Idaho Falls parent educator receives national recognition for visiting homes, hospitals and even prisons to support families in crisis (Post Register, Idaho)
Home Visiting Saves Lives, and Allen County Needs it Now More than Ever (The Journal Gazette, Indiana)
Lee County Health Department celebrates National Home Visiting Week April 20–24 (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, Iowa)
Yakym Introduces Bipartisan Resolution For National Home Visiting Week (Ink Free News/Northern Indiana)
April 20-24 is National Home Visiting Week (Record Herald)
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood Celebrates the Proclamation of Home Visiting Week in Colorado (Yellow Scene Magazine)
National Home Visiting Week is Upon Us for Second Year (Waseca County News, Minnesota)
Jamestown Community Learning Council Celebrating National Home Visiting Week April 20-24
How a Southwest Iowa home visiting program is setting families and their children up for success
Teacher Talk -National Home Visiting Week
Prevent Child Abuse Utah Celebrates NHVW and Child Abuse Prevention Month 4/14/2026 on ABC4’s Good Things Utah
National Home Visiting Week: April 20–24, 2026 Nebraska News/High Plains Radio
National Home Visiting Week 2026 Announced Western Iowa Today
A Village That Grows With You: Shanna Carswell-Worley’s 26 Years in Home Visiting (4/20/2026)
National Home Visitor of the Year: Sanquinita Martin’s Commitment to Supporting Families (4/21/2026)
Celebrating Excellence in Home Visiting: Wendy Welch Named 2026 National Home Visitor of the Year (4/22/2026)
Prevention with Purpose: How Mario Drain Is Changing the Future for Milwaukee Families (4/23/2026)
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NATIONAL HOME VISITING WEEK 2025 IN THE NEWS:
Proclamations & Resolutions:
C-SPAN 2 | U.S. Senate
Governor Walz’s proclamation: 04.21.25 Home Visitor Appreciation Week_tcm1055-679920.pdf
Rep. Yakym, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Home Visiting Week Resolution READ MORE
County Proclamation: Cascade County proclaims April 2025 as National Home Visiting Week READ MORE
Red Bluff Daily News (CA) | County participates in National Home Visiting Week
Montana: Celebrate National Home Visiting Week: April 21 – 25, 2025 READ MORE
Fulton County Post (IN) | Congressman Yakym, colleagues introduce National Home Visiting Week resolution
The Rippon Advance (IL) | LaHood, Yakym propose resolution to highlight benefits of home visiting programs
The Messenger (IA) | WCHD staff honored by State of Iowa
2025 National Home Visitors of the Year:
2025 Home Visitor of the Year: Alina Arutyunyan in Salt Lake City, Utah (4/25/2025)
2025 Home Visitor of the Year: Mason Nazzareno in Abilene, Texas (4/24/2025)
2025 Home Visitor of the Year: Danielle Fields in Bristol, Virginia (4/23/2024)
2025 Home Visitor of the Year: Jocelyn Martinez in Los Angeles, California (4/22/2025)
2025 Home Visitor of the Year: Azuzena Flores in Sioux City, Iowa (4/21/2025)
Celebrations Across the Country:
Save the Date to Appreciate Home Visitors READ MORE
Why Early Childhood Home Visits are Cause for Celebration in R.I. READ MORE
National Home Visiting Week: Incredible Work READ MORE
Kansas Celebrates National Home Visiting Week April 21-25 READ MORE
Minnesota Department of Health press release: Health officials promote benefits of family home visiting - MN Dept. of Health
A special edition Minnesota weekly bulletin: Tuesday Topics - Home Visitor Appreciation Week 2025
Readers’ Forum: National Home Visiting Week highlights support for families in need READ MORE
Jefferson-Clarion Head Start Announces Inaugural National Home Visiting Week (4/24/2025)
CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER: In-home program helps parents improve early childhood development (4/23/2025)
CAPCO Healthy Families Celebrating First-Ever National Home Visiting Week (4/21/2025)
LSI celebrates National Home Visiting Appreciation Week (4/16/2025)
Deseret News (UT) | Readers’ Forum: National Home Visiting Week highlights support for families in need
Explore Jefferson (PA) | Jefferson-Clarion Head Start Announces Inaugural National Home Visiting Week
Times Republican (IA) | Home visiting programs aim to ‘build healthy families’
KMTV-TV (IA/NE) | CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER: In-home program helps parents improve early childhood development
The Journal Gazette (IN) | Care package: Home visits proven path to better family outcomes
WTKR (VA) | Hampton organization recognized for providing in-home care for new, expecting families
X101 (NY) | CAPCO Healthy Families Celebrating First-Ever National Home Visiting Week
The Daily Nonpareil (NE) | Thriving Families Alliance observing inaugural National Home Visiting Week
Longmont Leader (CO) | Letter: National Home Visiting Week and Colorado Home Visitor Appreciation Week Celebrated April 21–25
The Post and Courier (SC) | Orangeburg County has potential, celebrate home visitors | Letters (Second letter on page)
KTXW (UT) | Good Things Utah
KMTV (NE) | 3 News Now Live at 6
Yahoo Life: National Home Visiting Week highlights support for families in need