Montana
Models implemented in Montana included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 32 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
14% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
2% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
70% White
10% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
14% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
16% No high school diploma
Child Age
35% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
23% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
94% Public
3% Private
3% None
Primary Language
99% English
<1% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Montana, there were 53,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 69,100 children.
69,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 69,100 children who could benefit —
53,200 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 Montana who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 15%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 13%
Of the 53,200 families who could benefit —
40% of families met one or more priority criteria
10% of families met two or more priority criteria