Missouri
Models implemented in Missouri included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 45 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
28% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
63% White
4% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
11% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
23% <1 year
49% 1-2 years
27% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
2% Private
3% None
Primary Language
89% English
7% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Missouri, there were 316,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 418,700 children.
418,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 418,700 children who could benefit —
316,600 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 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 316,600 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria