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, 36 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
6% Asian
53% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
35% White
3% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
27% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
92% Public
7% Private
1% None
Primary Language
81% English
19% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Georgia, there were 573,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 744,000 children.
744,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 744,000 children who could benefit —
573,000 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 18%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 573,000 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria