Pennsylvania
Models implemented in Pennsylvania included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare/SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 129 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
22% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
63% White
8% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
16% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
28% No high school diploma
Child Age
27% <1 year
49% 1-2 years
24% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
5% Private
7% None
Primary Language
87% English
7% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Pennsylvania, there were 652,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 835,100 children.
835,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 835,100 children who could benefit —
652,300 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 targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 23%
Of the 652,300 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria