New Jersey
Models implemented in New Jersey included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, 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
27% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
45% White
7% Multiple
17% Another race
Ethnicity
62% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
24% No high school diploma
Child Age
39% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
14% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
6% Private
5% None
Primary Language
48% English
49% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Jersey, there were 460,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 613,200 children.
613,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 613,200 children who could benefit —
460,600 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 New Jersey who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 16%
Of the 460,600 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria