PROMISE 1000
  • About Promise 1000
  • Parental Supports
    • What is Home Visiting?
    • The Power of Home Visiting: Supporting Families for a Stronger Future
    • How is my child growing and developing?
    • How to build parent-child relationships & other helpful parenting tips
    • Parenting & Dealing with Stressful Life Situations
    • Local Family Fun Events and Activities!
    • Pregnancy Information & Supports
    • Local Community Resources
  • Success Stories
    • Home Visiting Staff Recognitions
  • Promise 1000 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2023-2024 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2022-2023 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2020-2021 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2019-2020 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2018-2019 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2017-2018 Outcomes
  • Safe Infant Sleep
  • Home Visiting Research
  • Fiscal Sustainability Summit
  • Funders
  • "Did You Know" - Immunizations
  • "Did You Know" - Tips for Managing Temper Tantrums & Parental Stress
  • "Did You Know" - Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness
  • "Did You Know" - COVID-19
  • "Did You Know" - Child Safety
  • "Did You Know" - The Importance of Tracking Baby's Movement during Pregnancy!
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What is
​Promise 1000?

Becoming a parent is an important and often challenging job. “It takes a Village to raise a child.” This phrase describes how all parents need support. From family, friends to community, parents and kids do best when they are surrounded with the caring help of others. This is especially true of parents who may have extra stresses and challenges in their own lives. Promise 1000 connects families within the Kansas City region and beyond to agencies with special training to provide in-home support. These services are for parents who are expecting a baby or who have a young baby or child. Promise 1000 serves parents who may not already have the support they need in place.

Promise 1000 is an initiative of the Division of Child Adversity & Resilience at Children's Mercy Kansas City and Nurture KC with supportive funding from Health Forward Foundation, Hall Family Foundation, Missouri Children's Trust Fund, Jackson County Community Children's Services Fund, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and local philanthropic Funds & Trusts. 

Who is eligible?

Parents who are eligible for home visiting from an agency in our Region (see map):
  • Are either pregnant or have a young child and,
  • Need extra support that is not already      available to them.
While Promise 1000 primarily serves families during pregnancy and through the first 3 years (which is also the first 1000 days) of life, some participating agencies serve families with children up to the age of 5 years old.  Home Visiting Agencies that are part of the Promise 1000 referral system may serve the following Kansas and Missouri counties:​​​
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What is
​Home Visitation?

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/archived-projects/home-visiting-campaign  ​
Home visiting services are free & voluntary! 
​Home Visitors are also called Family Support Specialists or Parent Educators. They connect parents with services in the community, provide coaching or education related to parenting a young baby or child, and provide comprehensive support depending on the needs of the family.

Tell me more about home visiting!


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How do I make a referral or receive services?

You can make a referral to receive services from a Home Visiting Agency​ by clicking the "Start Referral" button above. For more information on who is a part of our Coordinated Referral System, please see below.
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The following Home Visiting Agencies are currently part of Promise 1000's Referral System (light blue links below will take you to the agencies website, if available, to learn more about their program):


EARLY HEAD START (EHS)
  • Center for Human Services, Early Head Start (MO)*
  • Central Missouri Community Action, Early Head Start (MO)*
  • Growing Futures Early Education Center, Early Head Start/PAT (KS)*
  • ​Project Eagle (KS), Early Head Start
  • ​The Family Conservancy (MO), Early Head Start & Head Start*
  • Front Porch Alliance EHS (MO), Neighborhood Moms*​
HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA)
  • Bringing Families Together (MO)*
  • Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) (MO), Healthy Families America
  • Children's Mercy (MO), Healthy Families America
  • ​Lutheran Family & Children's Services, Healthy Families America (MO)*
  • MBCH Children and Family Ministries (MO), Healthy Families America*
  • ​Kansas Children's Service League (KS), Healthy Families America
  • ​KVC Home Visiting - Region I (MO), Health Families America*
  • Randolph County Health Dept. (MO), Healthy Families America*​​
  • Wyandotte County Health Dept. (KS), ​Healthy Families America*
​​*PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT)
  • Belton (MO) School District*
  • ​Chillicothe (MO) R-II School District*
  • East Buchanan C1 (MO) School District*
  • Easterseals Midwest Home Visitation (MO), Parents as Teachers
  • Fayette (MO) R-III School District*
  • Front Porch Alliance (PAT)(MO), Neighborhood Moms
  • Grandview C-4 School District*
  • Harrisburg (MO) School District*
  • Healthy Start (KS/MO) PAT*
  • Independence (MO) School District*
  • ​Kansas City (KS) Public Schools
  • Maryville R2 (MO) School District*​
  • Milan (MO) C-2 School District*
  • Mid-Buchanan (MO) R-V School District*
  • Moberly (MO) School District*
  • Monroe City (MO) School District*
  • North Kansas City (MO) School District*
  • Nurture KC - Healthy Start PAT*
  • Raymore-Peculiar (MO) School District*
  • Raytown (MO) School District*
  • ​Savannah (MO) R-III School District*
  • Start at Zero (SAZ) PAT (MO)
  • St. Joseph (MO) School District*
  • Turner (KS) School District (USD# 202)*​
  • West Platte R-II​ School District*
NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM (NPP)​
  • Platte County (MO) Special Deliveries*
  • ​The LIGHT House (MO)*​
​NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP)
  • ​Building Blocks of Missouri - Kansas City Region (MO), Nurse Family Partnership​​​
PROMISING APPROACH PROGRAMS
  • Children's Mercy (KS/MO), TIES*​​​
*Referral Partners Only

Parent Testimonials


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“The accommodations and encouragement my Home Visitor has provided for dealing with Essential Tremor has been excellent. I am Gramma raising a 2-year-old. My home visiting program has made it possible for me to stay focused. Also, it is a good outlet when I feel overwhelmed. My Home Visitor is phenomenal as are all the workers I have met.”
"My Home Visitor is AMAZING. She's kind, sweet, fun to visit with and very understanding. I most definitely would recommend her to anyone that would benefit from this program.”
“Our Home Visitor has been a wonderful help to our family! I'm so happy that we get to continue having her in our lives. She's compassionate, sweet and such a good person. She was a rock for us while we were in an unfortunate situation. She truly does care.”
“All the lessons I'm learning has encouraged me to become a better mom.” 
“I like all the information they give me and the activities they give my son.”
“I feel very comfortable and you learn more about your baby's development.”

Promise 1000's service area is in shades of blue on the map. However, we partner with other Home Visiting Collective Impact (CI) sites across Missouri to ensure families have easy access to home visiting services anywhere in the State. If you are interested in services outside of the Promise 1000 service area, you can still make a referral through our system above and it will redirect you to the Collective Impact Site serving your area OR you can click here to access the CRIS LINK!
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*Some counties have only one provider and may be subject to availability

Learn more about the Missouri Home Visiting Referral System!


You may request home visiting services by completing a referral online. Click the link and answer the questions that follow. If you would like to speak with someone by phone, please call us at 816-234-3732 or email us at [email protected]. 

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Promise 1000 Home Visiting Partner List (April 2025)
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​Serving Children & Families Since 2016

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2,750+ 
Families 
2,865+
Children Served 
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45,500+
Home Visits
​Completed
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75+ Home Visitors
​(FY 2023-2024)
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  • About Promise 1000
  • Parental Supports
    • What is Home Visiting?
    • The Power of Home Visiting: Supporting Families for a Stronger Future
    • How is my child growing and developing?
    • How to build parent-child relationships & other helpful parenting tips
    • Parenting & Dealing with Stressful Life Situations
    • Local Family Fun Events and Activities!
    • Pregnancy Information & Supports
    • Local Community Resources
  • Success Stories
    • Home Visiting Staff Recognitions
  • Promise 1000 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2023-2024 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2022-2023 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2020-2021 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2019-2020 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2018-2019 Outcomes
    • Promise 1000 2017-2018 Outcomes
  • Safe Infant Sleep
  • Home Visiting Research
  • Fiscal Sustainability Summit
  • Funders
  • "Did You Know" - Immunizations
  • "Did You Know" - Tips for Managing Temper Tantrums & Parental Stress
  • "Did You Know" - Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness
  • "Did You Know" - COVID-19
  • "Did You Know" - Child Safety
  • "Did You Know" - The Importance of Tracking Baby's Movement during Pregnancy!