Missouri
Models implemented in Missouri included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 101 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
12% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
78% White
7% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
6% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
8% No high school diploma
Child Age
14% <1 year
39% 1-2 years
47% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
94% Public
2% Private
4% None
Primary Language
88% English
4% Spanish
8% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Missouri, there were 337,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 433,500 children.
433,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 433,500 children who could benefit —
337,600 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 21%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 22%
Of the 337,600 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria