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, 61 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
31% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
46% White
8% Multiple
8% Another race
Ethnicity
62% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
21% No high school diploma
Child Age
61% <1 year
30% 1-2 years
10% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
77% Public
18% Private
5% None
Primary Language
48% English
47% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New Jersey, there were 458,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 607,300 children.
607,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 607,300 children who could benefit —
458,900 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 13%
Of the 458,900 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
12% of families met two or more priority criteria