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INCOME GUIDELINES

To qualify for Head Start, you must meet the Federal Income Guidelines, be receiving public assistance, or be one of the 10% of children who exceed the income guidelines.

The income guidelines change every year, if you wish to check the Health and Human Services Directory for poverty and click on the current years guidelines click on Federal Poverty Guidelines (shown below).


2012 HHS Poverty Guidelines

Size of Family Unit 48 Contiguous States and D.C.
1 $11,170
2 15,130
3 19,090
4 23,050
5 27,010
6 30,970
7 34,930
8 38,890
add for each additional person  3,960

SOURCEhttp://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml

 


HEAD START

OWCAP Head Start is a federally funded program which offers services to all of Weber County in Northern Utah.

  • Children in Head Start are between the ages of three and four years old.
  • Children with disabilities are welcome and services are offered to meet those children’s special needs.

OWCAP Head Start Goal:

Our goal is to develop the overall social competence of children. This goal is achieved by recognizing that the families are the prime educators and working closely with families to become self-sufficient helps the child in the long term.

OWCAP Head Start Program Staff:

Head Start Program Managers:
Early childhood Development: (801) 399-9281 ext. 318
Program Design & Management and Healthy Families: (801) 399-9281 ext. 335

Visit the National Head Start Web Site at: http://www.nhsa.org

OWCAP Head Start Application Questions

Age of child (the child must be 3 or 4 by September 1st of the intended school year)

Live in Weber county (the child must live in Weber County)

If the child qualifies above:

  • Pick up an application – address 3159 Grant Ave. Ogden
  • Come to the next registration / recruitment (date and time is on the entrance page to the website).

Bring the following information to registration / recruitment:

  • Proof of address in Weber County
  • Birth Certificate for applying child – or something with the child’s date of birth (i.e. Medicaid card, legal papers)
  • Shot record for the applying child.
  • Income from last calendar year or the last 12 months (which ever best meets situation) or documentation of TANF / SSI or Foster Care.

Income documents include: Taxes, W2’s, Check stubs, Unemployment, Written statements from employer.

Other important info:

  • There are no buses / transportation for Head Start.

 

 


OWCAP HEAD START SITES 2011-2012

Sample classroom setup

Site Name
Address
Education Supervisor
Children's Classic-North 160 Ninth St., Ogden Johanna Orton
Country View 4650 W. 4800 S., Roy
Connie House
Green Acres 640 E 1900 N, Ogden
Julianne Stromberg
Marshall White 222 28th Street, Ogden Johanna Orton
Mound Fort 1396 Liberty Ave, Ogden
Connie House
Ogden-Weber Community Action Partnership, Inc. 3159 Grant Avenue, Ogden Bobbie Daniels 1000A-H
Julianne Stromberg
1000J-N
Ogden Weber Applied Technology College Children's School North & South 559 East AVC Lane, Ogden Shae McMurrin
Plain City 2335 N 3600 W, Plain City Julianne Stromberg
Roy 5600 S 2888 W, Roy Connie House
YCC

2261 Adams,
Ogden

Bobbie Daniels
 
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