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, 58 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
26% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
49% White
7% Multiple
15% Another race
Ethnicity
64% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
25% No high school diploma
Child Age
52% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
12% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
7% Private
4% None
Primary Language
46% English
52% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Jersey, there were 456,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 604,200 children.
604,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 604,200 children who could benefit —
456,800 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 12%
Of the 456,800 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
11% of families met two or more priority criteria