New York
Models implemented in New York included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, 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, 128 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
43% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
39% White
8% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
35% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
24% No high school diploma
Child Age
37% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
20% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
8% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
76% English
20% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New York, there were 985,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,308,400 children.
1,308,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,308,400 children who could benefit —
985,700 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 York who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 23%
Of the 985,700 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
19% of families met two or more priority criteria