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Help Me Grow
Alabama
Planning & Implementation Status
Help Me Grow Alabama is currently being implemented in Blount, Jefferson,
Shelby, St. Clair, and Walker counties, and partnering with Alabama Project
LAUNCH for implementation in Tuscaloosa County as part of a plan for statewide
expansion.
Our Help Me Grow System
Affiliate since 2011
Program Manager
Katie Naman
HMG Alabama Coordinator
866-711-4025
Knaman@smartstartalabama.org
Centralized Call Center: Help Me Grow Central Alabama utilizes United Way’s
Organizing Entity/
2-1-1 call center as a centralized telephone access point along with the
Parenting Assistance Line (PAL) based in Tuscaloosa. There is a care
Lead Agency
coordinator at each site to utilize the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, link
Alabama Partnership for Children,
families with needed resources, and follow up when a connection is made.
United Way of Central AL/
Child Health Care Provider Outreach: Help Me Grow Alabama works with
Success By 6
Reach Out and Read-Alabama to contact pediatricians with a united message
about early childhood development, and collaborates with the Alabama
Website
Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics on Quality
Improvement/Maintenance of Certification.
www.smartstartalabama.org
Community Outreach: We have engaged Early Intervention, Alabama’s Pre-K
and Home Visiting programs, Children’s Policy Councils and others in outreach
HMG Call Center
through community Books, Balls, and Blocks events and presentations at local
Central Alabama: 211
and regional conferences, public awareness through agency newsletters and
websites. State and local Young Child Wellness Councils have been created and
Western Alabama: 866-962-3030
are connecting families to existing resources.
Data Collection: Through the development of the AL Access Guide to Early
Childhood Resources, and state and local environmental scan, the HMG leadership team was able to identify existing
systems, requirements, and processes for connecting families with resources. For more efficient client tracking, follow up,
and data collection, we have acquired HMG Utah’s comprehensive database system and procedures.
Implementation of Help Me Grow
Regional: Help Me Grow AL is in 6 counties out of 67 counties in the state. In 2015, we plan for expansion to cover all areas of
the state through 7 regions.
Funding Sources
Funding was awarded from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham in partnership with AL Chapter of American
Academy of Pediatrics, the AL Department of Public Health, and SAMHSA’s Project LAUNCH grant with AL Departments of Public
Health and Mental Health. Private funders include PNC Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Publix Supermarkets Charities,
and Alabama Power Foundation. Funding is being developed through the expansion of the MIECHV Home Visiting Expansion
grant to provide HMG services to all home visiting programs in the state.