New Jersey
Models implemented in New Jersey included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 57 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
25% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
45% White
8% Multiple
19% Another race
Ethnicity
58% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
29% No high school diploma
Child Age
40% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
15% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
5% Private
3% None
Primary Language
54% English
42% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Jersey, there were 464,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 605,700 children.
605,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 605,700 children who could benefit —
464,800 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 New Jersey who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 18%
Of the 464,800 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria