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, Parents as Teachers, and Preparing for Life — Home Visiting. Statewide, 196 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
30% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
48% White
13% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
38% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
48% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
11% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
82% Public
16% Private
1% None
Primary Language
67% English
28% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Illinois, there were 630,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 828,300 children.
828,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 828,300 children who could benefit —
630,900 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 Illinois who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 630,900 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria