Mother And Babies Perinatal Network Of Scny Inc

THE MISSION OF MOTHERS & BABIES IS TO IMPROVE PREGNANCY AND BIRTH OUTCOMES AND TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.

JUNE 30, 2022 WAS THE CLOSE OF OUR 27TH FISCAL YEAR FOR MOTHERS & BABIES. WE ARE PROUD TO AGAIN REPORT THAT MOTHERS & BABIES CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A STRONG AND SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION WITHIN OUR REGION AND NEW YORK STATE. OUR MISSION REMAINS: TO IMPROVE PREGNANCY AND BIRTH OUTCOMES AND TO PROMOTE THE OPTIMAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. WE FOCUS ON REDUCING INFANT MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY, IMPROVING PREGNANCY AND BIRTH OUTCOMES, AND PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES. THIS YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS BEGUN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING OUR AGENCY'S STRATEGIC PLAN. GIVEN SOME OF THE DELAYS IN THE CURRENT PLAN D/T THE PANDEMIC, WE HAVE AGREED THE PRIMARY STRATEGIES REMAIN VALID AND OUR WORK IS TO UPDATE THE SUB-STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLANS. IT IS BECAUSE OF OUR AGENCY'S ATTENTION TO STRATEGIC PLANNING, THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WEATHER THE CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM THE PANDEMIC AND TO CONTINUE TO MOVE OUR AGENCY FORWARD. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2021-2022:OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) WORK WITH WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE AND THEIR FAMILIES. CHWS PROVIDE VISITS IN THE HOSPITAL AND AT HOME AND OFFER EDUCATION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, HELP TO FIND MEDICAL AND HEALTH SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDE PARENTING EDUCATION AND HELP ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES SUCH AS: HOUSING, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOOD, DIAPERS, FORMULA AND CLOTHING. THIS SUPPORT WAS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THIS YEAR, AS FAMILIES FACED ISOLATION AND INCREASED NEED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. CHWS HELPED 743 WOMEN FIND A PROVIDER OR OTHER HEALTH SUPPORTIVE PROFESSIONALS, IDENTIFY FAMILY PLANNING OPTIONS, FIND HOUSING, SET & ACHIEVE GOALS. WE ALSO REMAIN PROUD TO BE THE SCNY CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL CRIBS FOR KIDS PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH WE DISTRIBUTED CRIBS TO 98 FAMILIES AND PROVIDED SAFE SLEEP EDUCATION TO 435 FAMILIES THIS YEAR. THROUGH OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS OUR NYS-CERTIFIED NAVIGATORS PROVIDE FREE HELP AND GUIDE PEOPLE THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH. EVERY DAY, WITH NAVIGATORS' ASSISTANCE, INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES/SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ABLE TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE HIGH QUALITY PLAN WITH FREE PREVENTIVE CARE, AND OPTIONS FOR NO/LOW PREMIUMS AND NO/LOW OUT OF POCKET COSTS. NAVIGATORS HELPED 4,501 ADULTS AND CHILDREN, INCLUDING 173 PREGNANT WOMEN, GAIN COVERAGE THROUGH PLANS ON THE NYS MARKETPLACE. OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATE (CHA) DISPUTES COVERAGE DENIAL AND HELPS PEOPLE RESOLVE MEDICAL BILLING, APPLY FOR PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AND ENSURES CLIENTS GET THE MOST FROM THEIR COVERAGE. THIS YEAR 681 CLIENTS WERE HELPED THROUGH CHA AND RESULTED IN A COLLECTIVE SAVINGS OF $272,993! OUR ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS ARE ALL-INCLUSIVE AND PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF INFORMATION AND SKILLS WHICH INCLUDES ABSTINENCE AND COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION; METHODS TO REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIORS, PREVENT PREGNANCY, STDS AND HIV. OUR LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS FOCUS ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, AND CAREER SUCCESS TO HELP TEENS DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. GIVEN THE EXPERTISE STAFF DEVELOPED IN 2020, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR SCHOOLS EVEN WHEN STUDENTS WERE VIRTUAL OR THERE WERE HYBRID CLASSES. DURING THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR, WE RESUMED MUCH OF OUR PROGRAMMING AS IN-CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS WHICH IS SO MUCH MORE BENEFICIAL FOR STUDENTS. OUR YOUTH EDUCATORS HELD 245 CLASSROOM PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN BROOME, TIOGA AND OTSEGO COUNTIES. WORKING WITH 8 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY'S COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES, WE REACHED 3,095 (UNDUPLICATED) STUDENTS. 79% OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED A PRE AND POST SURVEY DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY HAD INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE AFTER PARTICIPATING IN ONE OR MORE OF OUR PROGRAMSTHROUGH OUR FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, WE OFFER WE SUPPORT PARENTS AND FAMILIES, PROMOTING POSITIVE PARENT/CHILD INTERACTION, ADDRESSING FAMILIES' NEEDS AND CONNECTING THEM TO RESOURCES. OUR PAL CENTER IS A SAFE AND WELCOMING PLACE WHERE STAFF PROVIDE NON-JUDGMENTAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND CONNECT FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES. DURING FY 22-23, 237 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS SERVED BY THE PAL CENTER REPORTED AN INCREASE IN POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. 103 FAMILIES ENGAGED IN 1279 SUPERVISED VISITS AT THE PAL CENTER, 16 PARENTS ENGAGED IN 1 ON 1 MENTORING TO IMPROVE PARENTING SKILLS & ADDRESS FAMILY NEEDS; 130 PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS LEARNED NEW WAYS TO PROMOTE THEIR CHILD'S EARLY LEARNING DEVELOPMENT; AND 149 FAMILIES UTILIZED THE PAL KID'S CLOTHING CLOSET. WHAT'S ALSO EXCITING IS THE RECOGNITION OF OUR STAFF EXPERTISE AND OUR AGENCY BY OTHER ENTITIES. THIS YEAR, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HEALTH INSURANCE DIRECTOR, YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR AND ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ALL PRESENTED AT STATE-LEVEL CONFERENCES. OUR EX. DIRECTOR PRESENTED AT THE NYS PERINATAL ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN JUNE ON THE INTEGRATION OF PERINATAL NETWORK SERVICES WITH HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS FOR IMPROVING COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. DUE TO HER MULTI-LINGUAL CAPACITY, THE HEALTH INSURANCE DIRECTOR PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE NYS DOH IN MANDARIN ON A WEBINAR SPONSORED BY THE NEW TANG DYNASTY AND WORLD JOURNAL TO REACH THE CHINESE COMMUNITY AND HELP THEM ENROLL IN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH THE NYS OF HEALTH MARKETPLACE. THE YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR WAS ASKED TO JOIN THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE NYS DOH "PROVIDER DAY" CONFERENCE FOR ALL PERINATAL, SEXUAL HEALTH AND ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION DOH CONTRACT AGENCIES AND ALSO PRESENTED A SESSION AT THE CONFERENCE ON "BEING A TRAUMA-INFORMED SEX EDUCATOR". WE CONTINUE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR SUCCESS IS THE RESULT OF THE VISION AND LEADERSHIP OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXPERTISE AND DEDICATION OF OUR STAFF AND EVERYONE AT M&B IS HONORED THAT NYS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FOUNDATIONS AND DONORS BELIEVE IN THE MISSION OF OUR AGENCY AND WORK WE DO. OUR SINCEREST THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS US. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.MOTHERSANDBABIES.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND TO ACCESS OUR ANNUAL REPORT.