New York
Models implemented in New York included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 132 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
36% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
39% White
8% Multiple
12% Another race
Ethnicity
33% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
24% No high school diploma
Child Age
39% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
16% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
9% Private
2% None
Primary Language
65% English
28% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New York, there were 929,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,243,600 children.
1,243,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,243,600 children who could benefit —
929,900 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 New York who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 18%
Of the 929,900 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria