GIVING HOMELESS KIDS A HEAD START IN OREGON. OREGON HEAD START PREKINDERGARTEN History 1965 federal...

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GIVING HOMELESS KIDS A HEAD START IN OREGON

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GIVING HOMELESS KIDS A HEAD START IN OREGON

OREGON HEAD START PREKINDERGARTENHistory

1965 federal Head Start – War on Poverty• Increase social competence -- child’s 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%)

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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Family and Community PartnershipsFamily Partnerships

Community Partnerships

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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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Implementation and Enforcement

• Deficiencies and Quality Improvement Plans

• Noncompliance

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• Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and Attendance

• Head Start Staffing Requirements and Program Options

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Services for Children with Disabilities

• Disabilities Service Plan• Social Services

Performance Standards• Health Services• Education Services• Nutrition Services• Parent Involvement

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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

Oregon Head Start PreK

• 21 jointly funded grantees

• 8 state funded grantees

• 5 Tribal Head Start• 1 Migrant/Seasonal

Head Start (serving eleven counties)

Oregon Head Start PreK

Diverse Service Delivery ---

• 13 Private Non-profits• 7 Community Action

Agencies• 3 Higher Education • 5 Local Education

Agencies

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

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

(503) 729-8690

Migrant/Seasonal Head Start PreKOregon Child Development Coalition

Silverton/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 Shelter’s 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 (503) 845-6147

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 District’s Homeless Department for joint recruitment of homeless children -- school district homeless liaison’s 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 (503) 399-5510

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 (541) 888-3717

Oregon State University Head Start PreKCorvallis -- Benton County

• School District’s 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

(541) 737-2516

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

(541) 342-7728

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(503) 581-1152

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