North Carolina
Models implemented in North Carolina included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare/SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 106 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
5% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
30% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
47% White
15% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
24% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
35% No high school diploma
Child Age
24% <1 year
43% 1-2 years
33% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
3% Private
9% None
Primary Language
90% English
9% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In North Carolina, there were 565,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 713,100 children.
713,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 713,100 children who could benefit —
565,100 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 North Carolina who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 9%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 28%
Of the 565,100 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria