Op-ed: Home visiting programs make a lasting impact

Even as technology makes our world smaller and more interconnected, we often find ourselves more isolated than ever before. In our busy and sometimes disjointed communities, a nervous first-time mother is much more likely to get a push notification from her phone than a visit from a concerned neighbor. A first-time father may find himself Googling, “Baby won’t stop crying help” because he doesn’t know any other, more experienced, fathers he can ask for advice.Yet, such pe