Supporting Hands Nurse-Family Partnership

What Supporting Hands Nurse-Family Partnership does

Supporting Hands Nurse-Family Partnership (SHNFP) is a Minnesota-based community health program that delivers the evidence-based Nurse-Family Partnership model to income-eligible first-time mothers across a 21-county service area spanning west-central and southwestern Minnesota. The program pairs each enrolled mother with a registered nurse who provides free in-home support from pregnancy through the child's second birthday, addressing prenatal health, childbirth preparation, infant care, parenting skills, and child development. Eligible participants must be pregnant with their first baby, at 28 weeks gestation or less, and meet income requirements tied to Medical Assistance, WIC, or other assistance programs. The organization is governed by a Joint Powers Board — a collaborative governmental structure established by the participating counties — and is affiliated with the national Nurse-Family Partnership program.

The core product is the Nurse-Family Partnership home visiting service itself, delivered directly by registered nurses through scheduled home visits. Supplementary operational components include a web-based referral form (available both as an online fillable form and as a PDF) used by healthcare providers, social service agencies, and community partners to enroll eligible mothers, and a quarterly newsletter series (published in March, June, September/October, and December editions) that communicates program updates and staff highlights to stakeholders. The underlying technology footprint is minimal: a WordPress-hosted website, a Facebook page, and standard contact channels (phone and email). No proprietary software platform, mobile application, or AI-enabled tooling is described in the available data.

As a Joint Powers Board entity, SHNFP does not generate revenue through service fees — participation is free to eligible mothers. The program is funded through county-level governmental contributions and public health partnerships, with the input data referencing affiliations with county public health agencies, healthcare providers, mental health services, human/social services agencies, schools, WIC, and Medical Assistance as part of both the referral and funding ecosystem. The headcount is small (1-10 employees), with two named Nurse Supervisors (Katie Jensen and Lacey Severson) overseeing field operations, consistent with a lean public-health delivery model rather than a technology-enabled scaling business.

Name

Supporting Hands Nurse-Family Partnership

Legal name

Supporting Hands Nurse-Family Partnership

Website

https://shnfp.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Supporting Hands Nurse-Family Partnership is a Minnesota Joint Powers Board community health program providing free, evidence-based nurse home visiting services to income-eligible first-time mothers across 21 counties, from pregnancy through age two.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Maternal & Child Health Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Home Health Care Services (621610), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Lactation, Postpartum & Perinatal Support Services (HLAFAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal/Newborn & Postpartum Skilled Home Visits (HSABACAK), Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC)

Keywords

• Nurse home visiting
• Maternal child health
• Community health services
• Pregnancy support programs
• Family partnership services

Headquarters

HQ city

Olivia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Free Healthcare Service: The Nurse-Family Partnership program is provided free of charge to eligible women. The program is a community health initiative funded through government and public health partnerships, serving mothers who qualify based on income requirements (Medical Assistance, WIC, or other assistance programs).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Supporting Hands Nurse-Family Partnership delivers a free, evidence-based home visiting program that pairs registered nurses with first-time mothers from pregnancy through the child's second birthday. The program provides personalized health monitoring, parenting education, infant care guidance, and childbirth preparation across 21 Minnesota counties. Services are funded through government and public health partnerships and provided at no cost to income-eligible participants.

Product overview

Supporting Hands Nurse-Family Partnership is a Minnesota community health program that operates as a single, unified service offering—the Nurse-Family Partnership Program. The program provides free home visiting services where registered nurses are paired with first-time mothers to offer support throughout pregnancy and until the child reaches age 2. Supplementary components include the SHNFP Referral Form (both online fillable and PDF versions) for providers to refer eligible women, and quarterly newsletters documenting program updates and staff spotlights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nurse-Family Partnership Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Healthcare ProviderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnerships with healthcare providers including hospitals, clinics, and physician practices who identify and refer eligible first-time mothers to the program
• Public Health AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with county public health agencies across 21 Minnesota counties to coordinate maternal and child health services
• Human/Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with human and social service agencies to identify and refer eligible families to the program
• SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with educational institutions to reach young first-time mothers who may benefit from nurse home visiting services
• National Nurse-Family PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with the national Nurse-Family Partnership program (nursefamilypartnership.org) which provides the evidence-based model, training, and program support
• Mental Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationships with mental health providers to ensure holistic support for enrolled mothers experiencing emotional challenges
• WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with WIC program for income-eligible mothers who automatically qualify for NFP services
• Medical AssistancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncome-based eligibility connection; mothers on Medical Assistance automatically meet program income requirements

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• WIC State Agencies (Minnesota WIC): Federal nutrition program for income-eligible pregnant women, new mothers, and young children. Comparable as a closely adjacent public-sector program serving overlapping low-income maternal-child populations, frequently co-referring with NFP.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SupportingHandsNFP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/supporting-hands-nurse-family-partnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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