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2024 Yearbook

District of Columbia

Models implemented in the District of Columbia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, and Parents as Teachers. Districtwide, 12 local agencies operated at least one of these models.

5,884
home visits provided
including 4,927 virtual visits
552
families served
611
children served

Ethnicity

37% Hispanic or Latino

Caregiver Education

42% No high school diploma

Child Age

26% <1 year

50% 1-2 years

25% 3-5 years

Child Insurance Status

96% Public

2% Private

2% None

Primary Language

46% English

48% Spanish

6% Another language

Potential Beneficiaries

In the District of Columbia, there were 32,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 50,100 children.

50,100 children could benefit from home visiting

Of the 50,100 children who could benefit —

32,200 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 the District of Columbia who met the following priority criteria:

  • Child <1 20%
  • Single mother 32%
  • Parent with no high school diploma 7%
  • Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
  • Low income 20%

Of the 32,200 families who could benefit —

53% of families met one or more priority criteria

21% of families met two or more priority criteria

NHVRC State Profiles present data provided by evidence-based models, which include both MIECHV and non-MIECHV data. This State Profile includes participant data from the following evidence-based models: HFA, HIPPY, NFP, and PAT. • Missing and unknown data were not included in calculations. • Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. • To protect confidentiality, race and ethnicity categories with 10 or fewer participants were replaced with *. • Public insurance includes Medicaid, CHIP, and TRICARE. • Low income is defined as family income below the federal poverty threshold. • Single mothers include single, never married mothers or pregnant women. • HFA reported primary language of caregivers. Private insurance includes other forms of health insurance. • NFP reported primary language of caregivers. • PAT data for child insurance status and primary language were not included.