Missouri
Models implemented in Missouri included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 123 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
14% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
77% White
7% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
5% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
14% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
44% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
94% Public
4% Private
2% None
Primary Language
92% English
3% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Missouri, there were 341,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 435,300 children.
435,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 435,300 children who could benefit —
341,100 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 3%
- Low income 25%
Of the 341,100 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
19% of families met two or more priority criteria