Texas
Models implemented in Texas included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare/SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 115 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
14% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
79% White
4% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
70% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
43% No high school diploma
Child Age
16% <1 year
36% 1-2 years
48% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
72% Public
10% Private
19% None
Primary Language
47% English
52% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Texas, there were 1,757,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 2,311,300 children.
2,311,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 2,311,300 children who could benefit —
1,757,500 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 Texas who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 11%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 26%
Of the 1,757,500 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria