Missouri
Models implemented in Missouri included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 127 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
15% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
74% White
8% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
5% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
13% No high school diploma
Child Age
16% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
42% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
85% Public
5% Private
10% None
Primary Language
95% English
3% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Missouri, there were 346,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 437,600 children.
437,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 437,600 children who could benefit —
346,000 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 Missouri who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 26%
Of the 346,000 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria