Rep. Jerry Madden: The Case for Home Visiting

As part of our series looking at the value of home visiting programs, Honorable Texas State Representative Jerry Madden (R) describes how high-quality programs can help break the cycle of people going to prison by improving family self-sufficiency. Voluntary home visitation also yields long-term savings for taxpayers, another reason Madden cosponsored a bill bringing the program to 11 Texas counties. To learn more, visit http://www.pewstates.org/projects/home-visiting-campaign-328065.