GOL Awarded $60,000 To Support Home Visiting Program

MONTGOMERY, AL - Gift of Life Executive Director Dr. Regina Traylor was one of several directors from organizations representing Congressional District 2 that were awarded grants from the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention on December 18, 2019. GOL received $60,000 to support its Nurse-Family Partnership, a home visiting program that pairs a first-time pregnant mom that is pregnant less than 28 weeks with a registered nurse who provides education, support for mom and baby until the child reaches age 2. NFP provides valuable coping skills to moms which help reduce stress and the likelihood of child abuse and neglect.

For 2020, CTF has awarded more than $1.8 million to organizations across the state that are working to prevent child abuse and neglect through their programs.