Georgia
Models implemented in Georgia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 42 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
6% Asian
52% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
37% White
2% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
25% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
30% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
6% Private
1% None
Primary Language
78% English
21% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Georgia, there were 578,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 754,700 children.
754,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 754,700 children who could benefit —
578,200 families could benefit from home visiting
Many home visiting services are geared toward particular subpopulations. The NHVRC estimated the percentage of families who could benefit in Georgia who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 23%
Of the 578,200 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
19% of families met two or more priority criteria