Goodwill Mission Program Participant Finds Career Path Through Hard Work and Support

    [fa icon="calendar'] Dec 9, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Carolyn Alvarez posted in Nurse-Family Partnership, TalentSource, Success Story

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    For Faith Oberting, becoming pregnant with her first child in 2016 brought many uncertainties, questions, and anxieties. Through word of mouth, she learned about Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana’s Nurse-Family Partnership, a program that provides a free personal nurse to moms less than 28 weeks pregnant with their first child, and decided to enroll for the extra support and guidance the program offers. 

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    Making a Difference in Infant Mortality

    [fa icon="calendar'] Sep 22, 2020 9:00:00 AM / by Jayme D. Allen, M.D. posted in Nurse-Family Partnership

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    Traditionally, September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month. Infant mortality is defined as the death of a baby before their first birthday, while the infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. Indiana has one of the highest infant mortality rates, ranking 47th among all states. For this reason, Governor Holcomb set the goal to be the “best in the Midwest” for this measure by 2024.

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    Celebrating the work of Nurse-Family Partnership’s Community Health Heroes

    [fa icon="calendar'] Aug 21, 2020 10:00:00 AM / by Sherry Matemachani posted in Nurse-Family Partnership, Success Story

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    Goodwill’s implementation of Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) has always relied on key supporters; both inside and outside Goodwill. NFP’s Community Health Advocate and Specialist Team is no exception. This past July, the NFP Community Team was celebrated and honored for staff milestones in addition to the invaluable contributions they have made to the program.

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    Goodwill’s Nurse-Family Partnership Nurses Advocate for Breastfeeding Hoosier Moms

    [fa icon="calendar'] Aug 7, 2020 10:00:00 AM / by Maria Reisenauer, RN, MBA, CLC posted in Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents, WBW2020

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    Though it has been around for as long as mothers have fed their children, for first-time mothers, breastfeeding is a very new, emotional and sometimes challenging experience that mom and baby have to work through together. That is where the skill and expertise of a Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Nurse can be a huge benefit to both mom and baby. 

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    First-time Mom Overcomes Challenges with Support of Her NFP Nurse

    [fa icon="calendar'] Jul 22, 2020 12:00:00 PM / by Jenny Kakasuleff posted in Nurse-Family Partnership, Success Story, mental health

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    Community Service Volunteer Finds a Second Chance at a Career with Goodwill

    [fa icon="calendar'] Jul 1, 2020 12:00:00 PM / by Jenny Kakasuleff posted in Employment, Nurse-Family Partnership, Success Story, Criminal History, Retail, Former Addiction, Mission Coaches

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    When Jesse Hendrickson first walked into Goodwill for his court-ordered community service in 2016, he was homeless and recovering from a decade-long drug addiction that had isolated him from his family. 

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    A New Beginning...Eight Years Later

    [fa icon="calendar'] Jun 8, 2020 8:30:00 AM / by Stephenie Snow posted in Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents

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    Goodwill’s Nurse-Family Partnership currently includes over 60 nurses and nurse supervisors who serve at-risk women and their families across 29 central and southern Indiana counties. When first implemented in 2011, there was a single team of eight nurses who served families living in Marion county. Marilynn Berry-Stamm was the first nurse to join that team. 

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    Goodwill Recognizes National Nurses Month

    [fa icon="calendar'] May 1, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by Jennifer Wade posted in Community Partners, Nurse-Family Partnership, Success Story, mental health

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    Even before the mass outbreak of COVID-19, the World Health Organization had declared 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, and the American Nurses Association extended the traditional National Nurses Week to a month of recognition in May. Did you know that Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana employs over 60 nurses? 

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    Goodwill Continues to Make a Difference

    [fa icon="calendar'] Apr 16, 2020 2:15:00 PM / by Jennifer Wade posted in Nurse-Family Partnership, The Excel Center, Indianapolis Metropolitan High School, Education, Goodwill Donor, Parents

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    The past few weeks have been difficult for the entire nation. Indiana, especially, has been tested like no other time in recent memory as our state continues to observe stay-at-home orders and practice social distancing. While this has certainly been challenging, individuals across the state are doing the right things to flatten the curve, beat COVID-19 and save lives.

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    Better than a baby manual | Laketta's Story

    [fa icon="calendar'] Mar 12, 2020 9:00:00 AM / by Stephenie Snow posted in Nurse-Family Partnership, Success Story, Parents

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    Being a first-time mom can be so many things — stressful, nerve-wracking, terrifying — the list goes on. For Laketta Booker, 26, it was all of those things until she enrolled in Goodwill's Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)® and met her nurse, Ketta Mason.

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