Rhode Island
Models implemented in Rhode Island included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 25 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
19% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
55% White
7% Multiple
14% Another race
Ethnicity
50% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
33% No high school diploma
Child Age
35% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
24% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
4% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
66% English
29% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Rhode Island, there were 53,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 65,000 children.
65,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 65,000 children who could benefit —
53,000 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 Rhode Island who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 29%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 22%
Of the 53,000 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria