Nebraska
Models implemented in Nebraska included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, and Healthy Families America. Statewide, 20 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
4% American Indian Alaska Native
7% Asian
8% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
68% White
9% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
28% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
36% <1 year
51% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
94% Public
5% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
69% English
20% Spanish
11% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Nebraska, there were 119,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 153,600 children.
153,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 153,600 children who could benefit —
119,300 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 Nebraska who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 18%
Of the 119,300 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria