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, 107 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
13% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
77% White
6% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
6% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
9% No high school diploma
Child Age
13% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
45% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
97% Public
1% Private
1% None
Primary Language
94% English
3% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Missouri, there were 340,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 434,600 children.
434,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 434,600 children who could benefit —
340,900 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 Missouri who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 23%
Of the 340,900 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria