Pennsylvania
Models implemented in Pennsylvania included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 127 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
23% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
61% White
8% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
23% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
48% 1-2 years
22% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
83% Public
8% Private
9% None
Primary Language
80% English
14% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Pennsylvania, there were 623,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 794,100 children.
794,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 794,100 children who could benefit —
623,700 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 Pennsylvania who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 623,700 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria