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, Promoting First Relationships, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 101 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
4% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
34% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
43% White
9% Multiple
7% Another race
Ethnicity
28% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
63% <1 year
21% 1-2 years
15% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
65% Public
29% Private
6% None
Primary Language
83% English
15% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In North Carolina, there were 551,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 699,100 children.
699,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 699,100 children who could benefit —
551,600 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 24%
Of the 551,600 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
19% of families met two or more priority criteria