| SERVICES | Children, 3-4 | SERVICE | EDUCATION |
| FOR | CATEGORY |
| PHONE |
| Head Start | (301) 334-9431 |
| Ext. 122 |
| GC Community Action/Head Start | OTHER PHONE |
| 104 E. Center Street |
| Oakland | MD | 21550-1398 | FAX | (301) 334-8555 |
| CONTACT PERSON | Dawn Ross | or staff |
| TITLE | Director of Head Start Program |
| E-MAIL/WEB ADDRESS |
| CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION | Private, nonprofit agency/Federal program |
| PURPOSE | Family development program for low-income 3 and 4 year old children and their parents |
| or guardians. |
| SERVICES | Educational/social experiences in 9 classes;3 Home-based components; referral to other |
| OFFERED | agencies; parent training; field trips, parent support groups, parent incentive store. |
| REFERRAL SOURCES | Self-referral, other agency or person, DSS, OCYF. |
| HOURS OF SERVICE | Mon. thru Fri., 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM |
| FEES FOR SERVICE | None |
| WAITING PERIOD | Yes, major recruitment in | WAITING LIST | At times. |
| spring. |
| HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE? | Some sites are. |
| ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED? | Hearing and sight impaired persons can be |
| accommodated with 24 hrs. notice. |
| LOCATION OF | 104 E. Center St, 1st floor and Head Start sites in Accident, Crellin, Friendsville, |
| SERVICES | Jennings, Kitzmiller, and Dennett Road. |
| TRANSPORTATION | Agency provides transportation for enrolled children. Transportation waivers |
| available for parents for some outings. |
| ELIGILIBITY CRITERIA |
| AGES SERVED | Children, 2 1/2 through 5 |
| GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED | Garrett County, MD |
| INCOME GUIDELINES | 1 Family Member (FM) less than $9,340; 2 FM less than $12,540; 3 |
| FM less than $15,740; 4 FM less than $18,940; etc. |
| DOCUMENTS REQUIRED | Proof of income, health inventory, birth certificate, food income |
| eligibility form, immunization records, emergency info. |
| OTHER | Enrollment is on-going, but major enrollment period is in the spring for the following fall. |
| VOLUNTEER | Yes, helping teaching staff, assisting cooks, on bus runs, | BROCHURE | No |
| OPPORTUNITIES | at Parent Policy Council meetings. | AVAILABLE? |
| DATE data verified: | 06/27/96 | DATE data updated: | 11/13/96 |
| ID# | 69 | Garrett County FAMILY SERVICES DIRECTORY - 1997 | Directory Page # | 293 |
