Help Me Grow National Center

What Help Me Grow National Center does

Help Me Grow National Center is a nonprofit coordinating body that supports the Help Me Grow (HMG) affiliate network, a system designed to promote early childhood development, detect developmental delays early, and connect young children and families to appropriate community-based services. The Center serves state and regional HMG affiliates, which in turn contract with state agencies, First 5 commissions, healthcare providers, and community organizations to operate local HMG systems. As of recent reporting, the affiliate footprint spans 41 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with stated ambitions toward all 50 states.

The Center's core product is the HMG Model itself — a standardized framework for developmental promotion, surveillance, and care-navigation — supplemented by fee-for-service technical assistance, the Affiliate Resource Hub (a structured member benefit), the annual National Forum, and the HMG ROI Calculator co-developed with Manatt Health to quantify economic returns ($15-29 per $1 invested). Underlying technology is light: the ROI Calculator is Excel-based, the Resource Hub functions as a content/distribution layer, and the Forum alternates between virtual and in-person formats. There is no disclosed proprietary platform architecture.

The business model combines a membership-style affiliate subscription with fee-for-service technical assistance hours and event-driven revenue (Forum registrations, sponsorships). Revenue also flows from grants and partnerships with organizations such as ZERO TO THREE (Safe Babies program). The Center announced an organizational relocation in November 2025, suggesting reinvestment in operational capacity. No audited revenue, headcount, or funding-round data is publicly disclosed in the source material.

Name

Help Me Grow National Center

Legal name

Help Me Grow National Center

Website

https://helpmegrownational.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Help Me Grow National Center is a nonprofit that coordinates a 41+ state affiliate network implementing the Help Me Grow Model for early childhood developmental screening and service linkage, serving state agencies, First 5 commissions, and community providers via membership dues, technical assistance, and an annual Forum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood System Building

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Pre-Primary Education (BPADAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Institutional Capacity Building & Training (Workforce/Systems Strengthening) (BPADAEAC)

Keywords

• Early childhood systems
• Developmental screening services
• Community resource coordination
• Affiliate network model
• Technical assistance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Not explicitly stated

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Technical Assistance Services: The National Center provides individualized technical assistance hours to affiliates (two hours per Single-System State and four hours per Multi-System State). Additional technical assistance is available on a fee-for-service basis.
2. Affiliate Network Membership: States and communities gain affiliation with the HMG National Network, receiving access to resources, support, and connections nationwide including use of the HMG name and logo, access to data reports, the Affiliate Resource Hub, and representation on workgroup and advocacy committees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Help Me Grow National Center provides the Help Me Grow Model, a system framework that strengthens community resources for young children (birth through age 5) by maintaining current directories of available services and connecting service providers into an interconnected network. The Center supports state and community affiliates with Technical Assistance, the HMG Affiliate Resource Hub, the HMG ROI Calculator and ROI Toolkit, peer-learning and capacity-building programs (including HMG Building Connections), the Affiliate Connections Directory, and the annual HMG National Forum.

Product overview

Help Me Grow National Center operates as a network-based organization offering a unified system model for developmental promotion, early detection, and linkage to services for young children. The core offering is the Help Me Grow Model, which is supported by several integrated products and services including Technical Assistance provided to affiliates, the HMG Affiliate Resource Hub for materials and tools, the HMG Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator and Toolkit for demonstrating cost-savings, the HMG National Forum for annual convening, the HMG Affiliate Connections Directory for networking, and HMG Building Connections for role-specific capacity building. The HMG Affiliate Network spans all 50 states plus Puerto Rico, representing a platform-plus-support-services architecture where the Model serves as the foundation and the National Center provides coordination, resources, and technical assistance to affiliated state and local implementations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HMG Affiliate Network: The network of state and community affiliates implementing the Help Me Grow system model across the United States.

Products and services

• Help Me Grow Model Organized system model that maintains a current directory of community services and connects service providers into an interconnected network, enabling families with young children (birth through age 5) to be linked to developmental, health, early learning, nutrition, and parent support resources.
• Technical Assistance Individualized support to affiliates covering implementation, policy, evaluation, and funding; includes 2 hours per Single-System State and 4 hours per Multi-System State, with additional hours on a fee-for-service basis.
• HMG Affiliate Resource Hub Digital repository containing tools, templates, and best-practice materials for affiliates implementing the HMG Model.
• HMG Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator Excel-based tool that enables affiliates in full HMG implementation to quantify and demonstrate cross-sector cost savings, with demonstrated returns of $15-$29 per $1 invested.
• HMG ROI Toolkit Companion resources (e.g., business case templates) to assist fully implementing affiliates with estimating and communicating HMG-specific savings and ROI.
• HMG National Forum Signature annual gathering for HMG affiliates, early childhood leaders, practitioners, policymakers, funders, and families to share strategies, innovations, and peer-to-peer learning.
• HMG Affiliate Connections Directory Directory providing affiliates access to peer connections across the network for networking and capacity building.
• HMG Building Connections Role-specific networking and capacity building offerings for professional development and peer learning among affiliate staff.
• HMG Affiliate Network Coalition of states, communities, and individuals implementing the HMG Model, providing affiliates with the HMG name and logo, data reports, newsletters, resources, and representation on workgroup and advocacy committees.

Quantifiable outcome

• $15-29 in quantifiable savings for every $1 invested in HMG
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Manatt HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Manatt Health to design and develop the HMG Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator and accompanying toolkit. Manatt brings deep subject matter expertise in health care, including expanding coverage, access to care, and quality of care for children and youth, addressing social determinants of health, and demonstrating the value of cross-sector solutions.
• Institute for Child SuccessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for Child Success is referenced as a partner organization on the Help Me Grow National Center website, supporting early childhood systems work.
• ZERO TO THREE (Safe Babies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Help Me Grow National and Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE, serves as an example of collaboration and co-creating. The partnership demonstrates how the two organizations work together to impact families and systems across the nation.
• First 5 AssociationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMany affiliates are organized under First 5 associations at state and county levels, including First 5 Association of California, First 5 Alameda County, First 5 Contra Costa, and numerous other First 5 organizations that serve as backbone entities for local HMG systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• First 5 LA: One of the largest First 5 county commissions, supports early childhood systems in Los Angeles and frequently partners with HMG affiliates. Comparable in family support and system-building focus, but region-specific.
• First 5 Association of California: Coalition of California's First 5 county commissions that fund early childhood programs and many of which serve as HMG backbone affiliates. Directly comparable in mission and affiliate structure, though geographic to California.

Direct peers

• Reach Out and Read: National nonprofit leveraging pediatric care providers to promote early literacy and family engagement, comparable in pediatric provider integration and state affiliate structure.
• National Institute for Children's Health Quality (NICHQ): National nonprofit that runs large-scale early childhood and maternal-child health initiatives with state and community partners, comparable in operating model and stakeholder base to HMG.
• ZERO TO THREE: National nonprofit focused on the healthy development of infants and toddlers, with a Safe Babies program that is an active HMG partner. Operates in the same early childhood system-building space and serves similar state and community stakeholders.
• Child Care Aware of America: National network that connects families to child care and supports child care resource and referral, directly comparable to HMG's family resource navigation and call-center integration model.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: National nonprofit operating a state and local affiliate network to strengthen families and prevent child abuse, structurally and operationally comparable to HMG's affiliate model.

Broad incumbents

• Council for a Strong America: National nonprofit pursuing bipartisan policy advocacy for children and youth, including early childhood, with comparable stakeholder engagement across states and policymakers.
• Healthy Child Care America (American Academy of Pediatrics): AAP program linking pediatricians with child care and early education resources, sharing HMG's focus on developmental screening and provider-to-resource linkage, but as part of a much broader medical society portfolio.

Others

• Institute for Child Success: Parent organization of Help Me Grow National Center, focused on early childhood research and policy in South Carolina and beyond. Directly connected as an infrastructure partner rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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