Greetings,

Family Voices is excited to share that we have been awarded the Family Engagement and Leadership in Systems of Care (FELSC) grant from Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). The grant period runs from June 2023 to May 2028.

Over the course of the grant, Family Voices will provide national leadership on family engagement to support youth and family leaders, Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs, and other stakeholders that serve children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Our role as the technical assistance (TA) provider for the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2Fs) includes new goals for increasing F2Fs' capability to engage diverse, underserved CYSHCN and their families in direct patient care, organizational design, and governance, along with increasing F2Fs' capability to collect, monitor, and report on family engagement data. 

Ensuring family engagement in systems of care requires the leadership of those with lived experience. We are pleased that MCHB has shown a commitment to family-led organizations in the awarding of this grant. The competition was fierce, and we are committed to innovation and continuous improvement in how we serve families, F2Fs, Family Voices Affiliate Organizations (FVAOs) and Title V.

In the coming weeks, we will share more about the launch of this initiative. The Co-Directors on this grant are:

Please contact us with any questions. We are very excited to continue our work with you and accomplish the goals of the Family Engagement and Leadership in Systems of Care (FELSC) grant together.