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, 38 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian/Alaska Native
6% Asian
51% Black
* Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
39% White
2% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
25% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
28% No high school diploma
Child Age
30% <1 year
40% 1-2 years
31% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
5% Private
2% None
Primary Language
81% English
19% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Georgia, there were 588,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 759,200 children.
759,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 759,200 children who could benefit —
588,100 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 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 24%
Of the 588,100 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria