OHS: Children in kinship care can be eligible for Head Start/EHS
According to a press release from the Office of Head Start (OHS), grantees have asked questions about enrolling children who live with relatives or caregivers other than their parents, better known as formal or informal kinship.
Thanks to the Head Start Act and the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), children in this type of living arrangement are mostly eligible for Head Start services.
“OHS encourages grantees to include children in kinship care in their enrollment and selection process,” the press release stated.
Children in kinship care can become eligible for Head Start/EHS through public assistance, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). They can also become eligible if the child receives a “child-only” TANF grant.
“A child who receives or is eligible to receive public assistance is eligible for Head Start,” the press release said.
Kindship care children can also become eligible due to foster care or homelessness.
To find out the descriptions of the different ways that children who are in kinship care can be eligible for Head Start, visit the press release from OHS here.
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