In-Kind

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In order to fund our local Head Start and Early Head Start programming, we must receive 25% of our funding from local donations of time, money, materials, and services. This funding source is called in-kind. This means we need help from parents and the local community to continue to operate our Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Parent involvement in their child's education is key to their future success and in-kind is a great way to be involved.

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What can we count? 
Volunteers:

• Parent volunteer time (reading in classroom, preparing classroom materials, helping with field trips, etc.)
• Special Classroom visitors (police, firefighter, etc.)
• Foster Grandparents

Parent Time:

• Attending open houses, parent teacher conferences, and IEP meetings
• Parent time and mileage for required health appointments
• Attending family engagements, parent advisory councils, and policy council
• Completing monthly Home Activity Calendars or Home Literacy Activities with their children
  
• Ready Rosie- watching videos and/or completing the activities with their children at home
  
• For EHS: Parent time and mileage for transporting their child to and from school each day

Painting and Drawing Tools Sets by Pixabay

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Donations:

• Toys and books for your classroom
  
• Extra clothing/snow gear used at school
  
• Donations of food or supplies for family engagement activities
  

**Check out the documents below for more information about what we can count for In-Kind.
                                   In-Kind: What Can We Count?                                                    Parent In-Kind Flyer

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Documenting In-Kind
Use the Volunteer Monthly Time Sheet for recording Parent/Volunteer hours for participating in parent meetings, field trips, volunteering in the classroom, etc. All other volunteers (Firefighter, Veterinarian, etc.) use the Volunteer/Donation Form for In-Kind below to record donations of time or services. The Volunteer/Donation Form for In-Kind is also used for any donated materials. Signatures from the volunteer are required. If the signature is illegible, write the volunteer's name next to the signature. Turn into your Coordinator at monthly recap.
  Volunteer Monthly Time Sheet         Volunteer/Donation Form for In-Kind         Sample Volunteer/Donation Form for In-Kind

Use the EHS Self Transport form to record the round-trip time and mileage for parents of Early Head Start enrolled children.
                                                                                                   EHS Self Transport Form