Family Voices Indiana's Newest Project

FV Indiana is excited to have been awarded the Family to Family Health Information Center federal grant of $95,700 per year to serve Hoosier families for a two year period starting on June 1, 2011.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius annouced on May 17th the grants to support the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, primarily non-profit organizations run by and for families with children with special health care needs. Funding for the centers was extended through 2012 by the Affordable Care Act.

Created in 2005, the centers are state-wide, family-led organizations that provide information, education, training, outreach, and peer support to families of children and youth with special health care needs and the professionals who serve them.

“In the last year, the work of these Family to Family Health Information Centers has had a real impact on the families, and community and state systems that serve them,” said Secretary Sebelius. “After working with these Centers, more than 90 percent of the families surveyed, reported they were helped in finding or navigating community services for their children with special health care needs.”

The Family-to-Family Health Information Centers are staffed by trained family leaders who have children with special health care needs, and expertise in navigating federal, state and local public and private health care systems. These Centers are also staffed by and/or linked with health professionals. HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) oversees the program.

To learn more about the F2FHIC program, and other HRSA maternal and child health programs, visit http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/. For additional information on the Affordable Care Act, visit http://www.healthcare.gov/index.html.

Please stay connected to Family Voices Indiana as we launch this project!