State receives federal grant for HANDS Program

In Community, State by OC Monitor Staff

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced a new federal grant of $7,548,849 from the Health Resources and Services Administration today. The funding will support the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program which is commonly called Kentucky’s HANDS (Health Access Nurturing Development Services) program. HANDS is housed within the cabinet’s Department for Public Health.

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