New York
Models implemented in New York included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 127 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
38% Black
1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
37% White
9% Multiple
10% Another race
Ethnicity
38% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
25% No high school diploma
Child Age
39% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
15% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
8% Private
2% None
Primary Language
65% English
28% Spanish
7% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In New York, there were 910,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 1,216,100 children.
1,216,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 1,216,100 children who could benefit —
910,300 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 20%
- Single mother 22%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 17%
Of the 910,300 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria