Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn latest book, "Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope," recognizes the need for early interventions, like Nurse-Family Partnership, to help at-risk children and prevent criminal behavior later in life.
Within weeks it hit #2 on the NYT bestseller list.
Nurse-Family Partnership was also recognized in the TIME story on Tightrope:
FOSTER director Mark Jonathan Harris was nominated for Best Documentary Screenplay by the Writers Guild. FOSTER goes beyond sensational headlines and stereotypes to provide a compelling look into the child protection system by immersing us in the lives of the children, youth, parents and foster parents who experience it, and the professionals who work tirelessly every day in the field.
Right now, there are over 400,000 children and youth in the foster care system in the U.S. It’s an issue that affects every community, but remains hidden in plain sight.
nominated for best documentary screenplay
makes New york bestseller list
"Tightrope: Americans reaching for hope"
HBO Documentary "Foster"
Nurse-Family Partnership was hugely impactful in the life of one of the participants in the film, Jessica Chandler, who shared how vital her NFP nurse Doljai Chaikumnerd was in her life. Doljai is an NFP nurse in Los Angeles, CA.
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“The highest-return investment available in America today isn’t in hedge funds or private equity, but in at-risk children. It’s much easier to help a 3-month-old or a 3-year-old than a
13-year-old or a 30-year-old. Programs like Nurse-Family Partnership or Reach Out and Read help young children as their brains are developing. The results are outstanding.”