Montana
Models implemented in Montana included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 38 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
17% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
* Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
70% White
8% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
11% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
24% No high school diploma
Child Age
31% <1 year
40% 1-2 years
29% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
4% Private
3% None
Primary Language
99% English
0% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Montana, there were 51,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 70,300 children.
70,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 70,300 children who could benefit —
51,800 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 Montana who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 16%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 21%
Of the 51,800 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria