Pennsylvania
Models implemented in Pennsylvania included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 125 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
22% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
62% White
8% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
18% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
19% No high school diploma
Child Age
27% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
26% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
5% Private
2% None
Primary Language
87% English
7% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Pennsylvania, there were 645,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 829,100 children.
829,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 829,100 children who could benefit —
645,700 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 Pennsylvania who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 22%
Of the 645,700 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria