New Jersey
Models implemented in New Jersey included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 57 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
27% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
48% White
6% Multiple
16% Another race
Ethnicity
61% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
35% <1 year
49% 1-2 years
15% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
5% Private
5% None
Primary Language
46% English
44% Spanish
10% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Jersey, there were 453,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 599,400 children.
599,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 599,400 children who could benefit —
453,900 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 Jersey who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 16%
Of the 453,900 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria