News from South Carolina on benefits to children and maternal welfare…
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South Carolina’s Pay For Success Improves Maternal Health, Child Well-Being
Joe Waters – The State
When Gov. Nikki Haley launched a pay-for-success initiative focused on improving outcomes for mothers and children living in poverty, South Carolina joined a growing list of states using this new approach to solve their social problems.
Backed by $30 million in public and private funds, the pay-for-success effort expands the proven nurse-family partnership — which provides maternal-health training — to 3,200 first-time mothers and their babies.
This will make a sizable impact on improving life outcomes for some of the 280,000 low-income children in the state. It also gives South Carolina an opportunity to demonstrate what’s possible through the pay-for-success model, one of about a dozen in the country.