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
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
48% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
42% White
2% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
33% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
28% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
29% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
7% Private
4% None
Primary Language
79% English
20% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Georgia, there were 572,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 747,600 children.
747,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 747,600 children who could benefit —
572,000 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 19%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 19%
Of the 572,000 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria