North Carolina
Models implemented in North Carolina included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Child First, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 87 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
4% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
32% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
48% White
13% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
27% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
22% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
41% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
96% Public
2% Private
2% None
Primary Language
88% English
10% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In North Carolina, there were 565,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 709,800 children.
709,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 709,800 children who could benefit —
565,000 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 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 27%
Of the 565,000 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria