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, 20 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
23% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
51% White
5% Multiple
17% Another race
Ethnicity
53% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
28% No high school diploma
Child Age
38% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
20% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
11% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
44% English
47% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Rhode Island, there were 49,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 62,600 children.
62,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 62,600 children who could benefit —
49,800 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 17%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 12%
Of the 49,800 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria