Supporting families through a qualified home visiting workforce

We provide research, training, and technical assistance to improve the quality of home visiting services, support home visitor professional development, and recruit and retain talented staff. We also identify, evaluate, and share case management best practices to home visitors throughout the country. We are building a highly-qualified home visiting workforce that is ready to support families when they need it most.

Three Pillars, One Shared Goal

Explore tools, research, and learning opportunities aligned with the three pillars of the National Strategy — Create Pathways to Careers, Strengthen the Workforce, and Support Workforce Well-Being — tailored to your role.

Create Pathways to Careers

This page focuses on elevating public awareness and national recognition of home visiting as a career — including our recognition suite, National Home Visiting Week content, and ethical practice guidelines that help the field build public trust and visibility.

Strengthen the Workforce

This page brings together briefs, reports, toolkits, and videos on high-quality practice, compensation and workforce stability, leadership and supervisory capacity — including reflective supervision — and career growth approaches like ladders and credentials.

Support Workforce Well-Being

This page shares resources on fostering safe and supportive working conditions, reducing administrative burden, and spreading evidence-informed practices that support well-being — including caseload management.

National Strategy for the Home Visiting Workforce

It takes a workforce to support families

About the Strategy

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), in partnership with home visitors, supervisors, and state and local program leaders, has launched a National Strategy for the Home Visiting Workforce that will advance this vital profession and secure its future.

Every day, the home visiting workforce helps pregnant women and parents prevent childhood and adult chronic disease, advance family well-being, and make sure children are ready for school.

The National Strategy will support the workforce that does this key work to support families and position the workforce for even greater success, reach, and impact.

Create pathways to careers
Strengthening the workforce
Supporting workforce well-being

Voices from the Field and Recognition

Workforce development is strongest when shaped by those closest to the work. We continuously engage the home visiting workforce and want to recognize outstanding leadership.

Coordinated by the Institute for the Advancement of Family Support Professionals, one home visitor will be highlighted each day of National Home Visiting Week. This will be part of a larger communications and social media campaign that celebrates all the good work happening with home visiting around the country.

Celebrating Home Visiting and the Professionals Who Make This Field Special

Who is your Home Visiting Hero? Nominations are OPEN for 2027 National Home Visitor of the Year! Celebrate with us during National Home Visiting Week 2027!

Impact Snapshots

Through data-driven insights, deep engagement with the field, and practical resource development, the Institute for Home Visiting Workforce Development and the Jackie Walorski Center for Evidence-Based Case Management are strengthening and supporting the home visiting workforce nationwide.

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A national survey of 243  home visiting professionals  identified their top challenges, needed supports, and priority  areas for career advancement.

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A dynamic library of more  than 110 curated resources supporting recruitment,  professional support,  and retention.

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Three learning collaboratives supported home visitors, supervisors, and program leaders  in 312 actions to strengthen  support and well-being of staff.