How to Qualify:
- Head Start child must be aged 3 to 5 before September 1.
- Early Head Start child must be newborn to age 3. Pregnant teens are first priority, all parents welcome to apply.
- Pregnant women may apply. Pregnant teens are first priority, all pregnant women welcome to apply.
- Foster children and families with TANF automatically meet income requirements.
- Family must meet the following income guidelines:
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2002 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States
and the District of Columbia
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|
Size of family unit
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Poverty guideline
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|
1
|
$ 8,860
|
|
2
|
11,940
|
|
3
|
15,020
|
|
4
|
18,100
|
|
5
|
21,180
|
|
6
|
24,260
|
|
7
|
27,340
|
|
8
|
30,420
|
| |
| For family units with more than eight members, add $3,080
for each additional member. (The same increment applies to smaller
family sizes also, as can be seen in the figures below.) |
Click here to Download the enrollment form
You can download the enrollment form in PDF format and view it with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free from
Adobe's website. The form can then be printed to fill it out.
Click here to download the Parent Handbook
Clicking above will download the Parent Handbook in PDF format for your reference.
