Nurse Appreciation

Nurse-Family Partnership is nothing without nurses. NFP hires a specially trained cohort of professionals with the specific skills to care for first-time moms from early pregnancy until their child’s second birthday. However, the lack of funding and incentives often prevents nurses from pursuing further education, certifications, and additional skill sets. Additionally, their work is under-appreciated and underpaid as specialized nurses, juggling both typical nurse duties on top of the burnout some experience in caring for families with unique and/or complex living situations. Their working conditions are also more onerous: subway travel every day to home visits, repeated occurrences of NFP Moms in crisis (incidents of domestic violence or homelessness), and isolation from colleagues regularly.

As a result, there is a critical need for resources that contribute to refueling and sustaining motivation among NFP nurses. To address this need, Friends has created initiatives to provide support for the dedicated, hard-working NFP nurses. Friends provides funds for NYC NFP nurses to attend specialized trainings and conferences, like the annual NFP National Service Office Symposium, which will better equip them to properly care for NFP moms and their babies. Friends also hosts nurse appreciation events to boost morale and provide some reprieve for the incredible health care workers, of which, NFP would not exist without.