West Virginia
Models implemented in West Virginia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 33 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
4% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
91% White
4% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
7% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
19% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
36% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
12% Private
0% None
Primary Language
91% English
5% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In West Virginia, there were 88,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 111,600 children.
111,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 111,600 children who could benefit —
88,300 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 West Virginia who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 31%
Of the 88,300 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria