Pioneering Approach Aims to Improve Family Health and Wealth Across Generations
The Superbundle partners will be working with the Urban Institute to evaluate the pilot, and they’ll be assessing a number of maternal mental and physical health outcomes, child health and education outcomes, financial stability and economic mobility, and measures around family wellbeing, including hopefulness. They’ll also track health care and Medicaid cost savings as well as the retention of young adults in rural Vermont. When MOMS began in New Haven, the researchers found that the program increased sense of social support among mothers and decreased stress, anxiety, and depression. And that’s held true across all 10 sites. “We’re excited to bring these additional pieces together to really look at change in economic mobility in a more substantial way for families,” says Hahn. Currently, the Superbundle partners are fundraising for the initiative. They plan to launch the pilot in early 2027 and continue it for three years. “The Superbundle is focused on the social fabric of our communities and it’s acknowledging that community is really important to health,” says Smith. “But it’s also acknowledging that there are holes in that social fabric that we need to repair. The Superbundle is filling a lot of those holes and in a way that’s family centered.” In the meantime, the Elevate team is continuing to expand the MOMS model to additional cities and partners. And there’s interest in other Superbundle sites as well. “There’s such opportunity here,” says Hahn. “When you bring together the right supports for mothers and families, the impact can be transformative. We’re excited about what this pilot can demonstrate and the possibilities it opens for communities across the country.”
