USA Network and Best-Selling Author Krauss Support Nurse-Family Partnership

USA Network and Best-Selling Author Krauss Support Nurse-Family Partnership

Nicole Krauss Honored by USA Network's Character Approved Awards and Donates Prize to Worthy Organization

DENVER, Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- USA Network has donated $5,000 to Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a leading non-profit organization addressing the needs of low-income, first-time parents and their children.

The grant is on behalf of international best-selling author Nicole Krauss, one of the recipients of USA's 2011 Character Approved Award, which honors the "real characters" who are leaders in their fields and who are changing the face of American culture. Krauss was asked to select a charity of her choice to receive the $5,000 donation and she designated Nurse-Family Partnership.

"Nurse-Family Partnership helps at-risk young mothers change the course of their families' lives, so we are particularly proud to be the recipient of a gift that comes from a spirit of change for the better through innovative thinking," said Thomas R. Jenkins, Jr., Nurse-Family Partnership President and CEO. "We are grateful to Nichole Krauss and USA Network for recognizing the work of NFP with their generosity."

Ms. Krauss works include the novels Great House, The History of Love and Man Walks into a Room. USA Network, a division of NBCUniversal, is the cable television leader in original series and home to the best in blockbuster theatrical films, acquired television series and entertainment events.

The Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office (www.nursefamilypartnership.org) is committed to producing enduring improvements in the health and well being of low-income, first-time parents and their children by helping communities implement and sustain an evidence-based public health program of home visiting by registered nurses. Nurse-Family Partnership is the most rigorously tested maternal and early childhood health program of its kind. Randomized, controlled trials conducted over 30 years demonstrate multi-generational outcomes that benefit society economically and reduce long-term social service expenditures. Nurse-Family Partnership is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

SOURCE Nurse-Family Partnership

Nurse-Family Partnership

CONTACT: Lauren Baker, +1-303-327-4244, lauren.baker@nursefamilypartnership.org

Web Site: http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org

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