Illinois
Models implemented in Illinois included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 196 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
29% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
53% White
9% Multiple
5% Another race
Ethnicity
36% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
47% <1 year
40% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
81% Public
18% Private
2% None
Primary Language
74% English
21% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Illinois, there were 655,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 841,500 children.
841,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 841,500 children who could benefit —
655,200 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 Illinois 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 14%
Of the 655,200 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria