Georgia
Models implemented in Georgia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 39 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
54% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
38% White
5% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
23% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
34% <1 year
39% 1-2 years
27% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
7% Private
2% None
Primary Language
82% English
18% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Georgia, there were 594,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 765,000 children.
765,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 765,000 children who could benefit —
594,100 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 Georgia who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 25%
Of the 594,100 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria