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, 33 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
6% Asian
51% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
40% White
2% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
32% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
29% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
40% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
9% Private
4% None
Primary Language
77% English
21% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Georgia, there were 568,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 741,400 children.
741,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 741,400 children who could benefit —
568,900 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 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 18%
Of the 568,900 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria