New York
Models implemented in New York 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, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 134 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
41% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
36% White
8% Multiple
9% Another race
Ethnicity
40% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
29% <1 year
39% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
8% Private
2% None
Primary Language
69% English
23% Spanish
8% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New York, there were 973,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,290,300 children.
1,290,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,290,300 children who could benefit —
973,400 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 York who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 22%
Of the 973,400 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria