Head Start
Enrollment & Eligibility

Head Start serves children ages 3 or 4 years of age by September 1 of the school year who are income eligible or who have special needs.

For a personal consultation to find out if your family is eligible for Head Start, please call us at: 218-299-7021 or toll free at 1-800-452-3646

Head Start Income Guidelines 2009-2010

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ENROLLING IN HEAD START, E-MAIL OR CALL:

Clay-Wilkin Head Start is a program of Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc.,
a 501c3 nonprofit corporation

Clay-Wilkin Head Start
715 11th Street, North - Suite 104, Moorhead, MN 56560

218-299-7021 or 1-800-452-3646

or

505 8th Street South, Breckenridge, MN 56520

218-643-2888 or 1-800-568-6588

*Family income up to 100% FPG are income eligible. Family income between 100%-130% of FPG may be considered for enrollment after income eligible children are enrolled.

Verifying a family’s income
To verify a family’s income eligibility for Head Start, we will need to see and copy one of the following:

• Individual Income Tax Form 1040 or W-2 from 2008 tax return
• Pay stubs from the previous 3 months
• Payroll history statement from their employer for the past 12 months
• Documentation showing MFIP Cash Assistance (Benefit letter, etc.) or SSI assistance
   

Automatic Qualifiers
If a family is over 100% of the Federal Poverty Guideline, they may still qualify if any of the following pertain to their family:

• Any family receiving assistance through the MFIP program. MFIP assistance includes Cash assistance, Child Care Assistance, or DWP/Employment & Training Services.
• Any family receiving SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
• Any child in Foster care is automatically qualified
• Any family that is Homeless is automatically qualified (Defined as anyone who: Lacks a regular, fixed and adequate nighttime residence, lives in sub standard housing, is sharing housing due to economic struggles (doubled-up), is living in a shelter, hotel, car, park, or is a child awaiting foster care placement.
   

Family - The term “family” means all persons living in the same household who are:
(a) Supported by the income of the parent(s) or guardians(s) of the child enrolling in a Head Start program, and (b) Related to the parent(s) or guardian(s) by blood, marriage, or adoption.