Income HeadStart

What does SNAP stand for?

• Supplemental Nutrient Assistance Program

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

• Supplement Natural Causes Now

• Snow Never Accumulates Permanently

What date did the HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2023 become effective?

• January 1, 2023

• February 19, 2023

• January 19, 2023

• February 1, 2023

When a family provides evidence of family income during the 12 months preceding the month in which the application is submitted, or during the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the application is submitted...

• They can be considered categorically eligible

• They will always have a spot in the class list

• You must verify the evidence of income with the appropriate documents

• You should ask our finance director to do the enrollment

What type of documentation do you need to get for a foster family to enroll a foster child into HeadStart?

• Proof of Age

• Proof of Income

• Proof of Foster status

• Proof of Residency

What is ERSEA?

• Each Reindeer Sees Every Apple

• Eligible, Recruit, Select, Enroll, Attend

• Eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance

• Seriously , are you asking me this..again!

What is considered Public Assistance when doing an enrollment for Head Start?

• SSI

• SSDI

• SNAP

• TANF

If applicable for the child circumstances, what documentation must we have to enroll a homeless child into Adams County Head Start?

• Birth Certificate

• Asthma Care Plan

• Proof of Residency

• Income documents

What can Head Start accept for income documentation?

• Pay Stubs

• Taxes

• Employment letter

• Verbal discussion of parental amount

When verifying income, a parent comes to you and doesn't have anything due to a hardship loss of their house in a disaster - How can we qualify them?

• Drivers license

• SNAP documents

• Library card

• Employment letter

What is considered low income for entry into a HeadStart program?

• Family income below 100% of HHS guidelines

• Family income below 160%

• In some cases, family income between 100% & 130% of HHS guidelines

• Someone without a job