GIVING HOMELESS KIDS A HEAD START IN OREGON. OREGON HEA

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GIVING HOMELESS KIDS A HEAD START IN OREGON
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OREGON HEAD START PREKINDERGARTENHistory

• 1965 federal Head Start War on Poverty
• Increase social competence -- childs everyday
  effectiveness in present environment and later in
  life
• Interrelatedness of social, emotional, cognitive
  and physical development
• Children develop in the context of family and
  culture
• Parents as primary educators of their children
• 1987 Oregon Prekindergarten -- replica of
  federal Head Start (20 over income versus 10)

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OREGON HEAD START PREKINDERGARTEN

• Early Childhood Development and Health Services
• Child Health and Development Services
• Education Early Childhood Development
• Child Health Safety
• Child Nutrition
• Child Mental Health

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OREGON HEAD START PREKINDERGARTEN

• Family and Community Partnerships
• Family Partnerships
• Community Partnerships

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OREGON HEAD START PREKINDEREGARTEN

• Program Design and Management
• Program Governance
• Governance and Management Responsibilities
• Management and Systems Procedures
• Human Resources Management
• Facilities, Material and Equipment

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OREGON HEAD START PREKINDERGARTEN

• Implementation and Enforcement
• Deficiencies and Quality Improvement Plans
• Noncompliance

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OREGON HEAD START PREKINDERGARTEN

• Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment
  and Attendance
• Head Start Staffing Requirements and Program
  Options

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OREGON HEAD START PREKINDERGARTEN

• Services for Children with Disabilities
• Disabilities Service Plan
• Social Services Performance Standards
• Health Services
• Education Services
• Nutrition Services
• Parent Involvement

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OREGON HEAD START PREKINDERGARTEN

• Eligibility -- lower than free lunch!
• 100 of poverty
• Family of three -- 17,170 annually or 1,431
  per month
• Family of Four -- 20,650 annually or
• 1,721 per month

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Oregon Head Start PreK

• 21 jointly funded grantees
• 8 state funded grantees
• 5 Tribal Head Start
• 1 Migrant/Seasonal Head Start (serving eleven
  counties)

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Oregon Head Start PreK

• Diverse Service Delivery ---
• 13 Private Non-profits
• 7 Community Action Agencies
• 3 Higher Education
• 5 Local Education Agencies

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Giving Homeless Kids a Head Start

• Homeless kids and their parent/s living with
  friends -- multiple families living in one
  home
• Homeless kids and their parent/s living with
  grandparents and/or other relatives
• Homeless kids and their parents living in cars
  and campgrounds
• Kids and parents that become homeless

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Neighborhood House Head Start PreK, SW Portland
Multnomah County

• Turning Point, Transitional Housing Project for
  homeless families (6 to 18 months) classroom,
  office space, playground, classroom furniture
• Morning and afternoon classes
• Head Start located in Transitional Housing
  Project - children attend and parents participate
  in Head Start
• If children move out, families can self-transport
  and keep children in Head Start or Head Start
  will assist them in getting into a Head Start in
  their new area
• Contact Angela Deparini, Head Start Manager
• [phone]

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Migrant/Seasonal Head Start PreKOregon Child
Development CoalitionSilverton/Mt. Angel --
Marion County

• St. Joseph Shelter provides clothing and food
  for families and activities for children
• Started seven years ago
• Recruit at the Shelter for enrollment in Head
  Start flyers, phone and Shelters staff
  meetings, provides transportation to and from
  Shelter to Head Start site
• Refer families to the Shelter for housing
• Joint case management to assist with finding
  stable housing and transition to other Head Start
  site if they move out of service area
• Contact Sister Marcella, Case Manager for
  Homeless Families [phone]

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Salem/Keizer Public School Head Start PreK, Salem
-- Marion County

• Refers homeless children to Community Action Head
  Start of Marion and Polk Counties -- YWCA Salem
  Outreach Shelter Site
• Partners with the Salem/Keizer School Districts
  Homeless Department for joint recruitment of
  homeless children -- school district homeless
  liaisons go out to the Shelters in the
  Salem/Keizer School District area and notify Head
  Start if age eligible children are in the
  Shelters
• Contact Stephanie Whetzel, Head Start
  Coordinator [phone]

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South Coast Head Start PreKCoos Bay -- Coos
and Curry Counties

• Women Crisis Shelter -- referral to Head Start
  if there are age eligible children
• Head Start provides transportation to and from
  the Shelter
• If family moves out of service area, they can
  self-transport or transfer to another Head Start
  site
• Informal joint case management for referral and
  advocacy
• Contact Dale Hellend, Head Start Director
• [phone]

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Oregon State University Head Start PreKCorvallis
-- Benton County

• School Districts Homeless Education Program
  serves as hub -- part of homeless network for
  families already homeless, families who are going
  to be homeless, families in the process of
  finding stable housing
• Recruitment - work with SD Liaison/Family
  Outreach Advocate, serve as initial referral
  sources and responders to referrals
• Assistance - payment for gas, purchase of bus
  passes, health assessments as soon as possible
  upon enrollment, coordinate with other Head Start
  to provide best placement considering
  transportation options
• Contact Joanne Sorte, Head Start Director
• [phone]

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Head Start of Lane CountyEugene, Oregon

• First Place Family Center, St. Vincent De Paul
  -- day center for homeless families, licensed
  child care center foe preschool age and drop-in
  child care
• EC Cares places children with disabilities and U
  of O provides graduate students
• This fall, Head Start will place six homeless
  children there -- provides bus passes
• Move to other sites, if needed -- keep in
  current site if waiting list
• Contact Jake Spavins, Child Care Director
• [phone]

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Community Action Head Start Marion and Polk
Counties, Salem

• Head Start for Homeless Collaborative Project --
  research, common goal of self-sufficiency,
  evaluation to measure project outcomes
• YMCA/Salem Outreach Shelter -- Head Start is
  located in the Shelter, renovated to accommodate
  a Head Start classroom/playground by pooling
  resources space shared during non-operation of
  Head Start
• 15 children in morning and afternoon classes, can
  accommodate 20 to allow flexibility to enroll as
  needed
• Head Start Family Educator and SD Homeless
  Liaison referral and service coordination
• Bus passes donated each month, health and mental
  health for families without insurance, support
  group for parents, transportation provided
  regardless of location
• When move to stable housing, families can chose
  to continue in Outreach site or transfer to
  another site
• Contacts Heather Simmons and Eva Pignottie
• [phone]

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