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, 28 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
15% American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
2% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
73% White
7% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
12% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
32% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
25% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
84% Public
4% Private
12% None
Primary Language
100% English
0% Spanish
0% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Montana, there were 53,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 68,500 children.
68,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 68,500 children who could benefit —
53,000 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 19%
- Single mother 15%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 11%
Of the 53,000 families who could benefit —
38% of families met one or more priority criteria
9% of families met two or more priority criteria