Eligibility
What eligibility category is when a family income is at or below the federal poverty guidelines?
Income Eligible
This definition we use to determine homelessness
McKinney-Vento
These documents are collected when verifying someone Homeless because they live with others for economic reasons
Self Declaration and Third Party Verification
Maximum of OI (Over 130% allowed)
10%
Social Security program that makes a family automatically eligible full name
Supplemental Security Income
TANF (or DTA), SNAP, SSI are examples of what?
Public Assistance
_______ is described as an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
Homeless
This is used when SNAP verification is older than 3 months old
Self Declaration
This is the number of days we have to fill a HS slot once it becomes vacant in order to be fully enrolled
30
Family size for EHS – Single expectant parent with no other children
Family size of 2
Franklin, Hampshire and Western Hampden County
Service Area
To be considered in family size, household members are related in this way.
Blood, Marriage or Adoption
When annual income is less than $10,000 and you are using income to determine eligibility, what additional form is filled out by the family?
Basic Needs Survey
# of EHS slots we are funded for
100
What eligibility might you use if a grandparent has custody of a child because the parent is incarcerated and the child is NOT a foster child?
Homeless according to Kinship Care IM
Birth certificate, hospital birth record or medical record
Verification of age
Head Start Eligible means a child or expectant parent that meets the requirements for _____ and _____
Age and income/categorical eligibility
You must get this if you are considering using a family’s “current situation” to determine eligibility
Supervisor’s approval
# of HS slots we are funded for
211
Name of online resource where you can find HS policies and helpful tools?
ECLKC or Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
This term ________ implies that a family’s living situation is predictable, routine and consistent
Regular
The previous tax year or the 12 months preceding the month in which the application is submitted -
Relevant time period
Name of CAPV’s policy we would follow if you knowingly committed fraud.
Fraud, Waste and Abuse Prevention Policy
This is the year HS was launched
1965
This independent, nonpartisan government agency provides auditing, evaluative and investigative services for the US Congress
Government Accountability Office (GAO)