Oregon
Models implemented in Oregon included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 51 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
8% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
70% White
7% Multiple
7% Another race
Ethnicity
38% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
37% No high school diploma
Child Age
38% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
16% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
6% Private
2% None
Primary Language
70% English
23% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Oregon, there were 214,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 270,500 children.
270,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 270,500 children who could benefit —
214,200 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 Oregon who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 24%
Of the 214,200 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria