Pennsylvania
Models implemented in Pennsylvania included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 127 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
23% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
63% White
7% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
19% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
19% No high school diploma
Child Age
29% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
24% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
6% Private
4% None
Primary Language
86% English
7% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Pennsylvania, there were 642,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 822,000 children.
822,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 822,000 children who could benefit —
642,400 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 Pennsylvania who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 21%
Of the 642,400 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria