The U.S. Virgin Islands'

Family-to-Family Health Information Center

Committed to

Families with special healthcare needs

The Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F/HIC) initially was established in October 2018 through a grant received by the Virgin Islands Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (VIDDC) from the US Health and Human Services, Health Research Services Administration (HRSA) . The VI Family2Family Network, Inc. continues as the FF2FHIC program operated by Beyond Visions Foundation, Inc.  (BVF) currently as the program s the lead program leads, will partner with the VIDDC to establish the VI's F2FHIC program as the Family Voices affiliate for the U.S. Virgin Islands. The F2FHIC's purpose is to support families in the Virgin Islands (VI) with children with special healthcare needs by providing training, providing  information, resources, and connections with health-related fields directly and through government and community-based entities.

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The VI F2FHIC supports families of children with special needs

The VI F2FHIC supports families of children with special needs through health promotion, family leadership development, peer-to-peer support, and professional development of the professionals charged with serving these families.



Beyond Visions Foundation (BVF) in partnership with the Virgin Islands Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (VIDDC) is in the process of establishing the VI Familty2Family Network, Inc. (VIF2F Network) that will also become an affiliate member of the Family Voices National organization and will oversee the Virgin Islands Family-to-Family Health Information Center(s) in collaboration with the BVF, the VIDDC and other network partners.

Culturally relevant and respectful evaluation design incorporates ongoing qualitative and quantitative methods integrated with formative evaluations throughout each project year and summative evaluations at the end of each year. Families and parents will become more involved in the healthcare of their children and empowered through advocacy and access to systems of care.


To learn more about the Family Voices network system, visit the following websites with the link provided:


Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org

Association of Maternal & Child Health Program(AMCHP): www.amchp.org



Not-for-Profit Coalition

Rural Economic Development Innovation Program

Capacity Building Training Series

The VI F2F Network participated in a capacity building training even with the Universities of Perdue and Kentucky and funded by US Rural Development grant. The coalition of local not-for-profits working collaboratively to build their capacity and sustainability to provide on-going programs and services to our VI most vulnerable population. The coalition will keep working together so they can increase their capacity so they can receive funding to help those they serve. This activity was also funded by the Virgin Islands Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (VIDDC) through the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act) funding.

It's Your Perspective Talk Show Podcast

Coalition members, the Virgin Islands Developmental Disabilities Council (VIDDC) represented by Yvonne Petersen,  VIDDC's Executive Director and Per Ankh, represented by Dr. Chenzirah Kahina  discussed program plans and activities to building the local not-for-profits to help build the sustainability so they can serve the VI's most vulnerable population.

Watch on Youtube | Time: 57:43

Information on Expecting Health's Newborn Screening Program.

Coming Soon

Expecting Health is building a network to support the dissemination of Navigate Newborn Screening, a free online newborn screening educational module for families created through the Newborn Screening Family Education Program. Navigate Newborn Screening is a free educational resource that families can use. We invite you to participate in this network and help families in your network learn vital knowledge and skills to participate in the newborn screening system. To learn more email the VIF2F HIC staff at: info@vif2fnetwork.org


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