Massachusetts
Models implemented in Massachusetts included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 50 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
19% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
52% White
24% Multiple
5% Another race
Ethnicity
49% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
52% No high school diploma
Child Age
39% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
16% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
96% Public
3% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
69% English
22% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Massachusetts, there were 334,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 419,700 children.
419,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 419,700 children who could benefit —
334,600 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 Massachusetts who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 17%
Of the 334,600 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria