Attachment D - March Program Information Report.pdf

Attachment D 
 
Program Information Summaries 
 
Fry’s and Walmart Gift Card Donation 
Three Head Start Birth to Five families in the Roosevelt Elementary School District were 
the recipients of $700 worth of gift cards. A resident donated the gift cards stating she did 
not want children to be hungry. When one parent received $275 in gift cards, she cried 
and said it was a blessing as she was trying to figure out how to feed her four children 
the rest of the week.   
 
Books in Home Language 
A parent in the Early Head Start Home-Based program expressed frustration trying to find 
books to read to his child. The family speaks some English, but their primary language is 
Arabic. The caseworker was able to secure children’s books in Arabic for the father and 
delivered them. The father was happy to read to his child in their home language. 
 
New app for WIC Recipients 
On March 17, Griselda Speaker, Outreach Coordinator/Staff Development Specialist with 
the Arizona Department of Health Services, presented the agency’s new Women, Infants 
and Children (WIC) app to a group of 21 Head Start Birth to Five staff. The app will help 
parents identify office locations and check for approved items while shopping. Staff will 
share this helpful information with families on their caseloads who are WIC recipients. 
 
Birth to Five MANCAVE 
On March 19, Birth to Five Program Coordinator Marion Hill presented a master class to 
the Tucson Child-Parent Center, which provides Early Head Start and Head Start to 
families in five counties in Southeastern Arizona. Over 100 parents participated in this 
master class, The Two Finest Arts: Fatherhood and Relationships. This training focused 
on providing success strategies for helping boys and girls thrive in under-resourced 
neighborhoods and revealing innovations for engaging fathers in their children’s lives.   
 
Return to In-Person Learning 
Preschool children attending Head Start in the Roosevelt, Fowler, and Washington 
School Districts returned to the classroom during the week of March 21. Mitigation 
procedures such as a reduced number of children per classroom, frequent sanitization 
practices, and the use of personal protective equipment have been instituted to ensure 
the health and safety of everyone. Head Start Birth to Five staff worked closely with the 
Education Service Providers to ensure children with special health care needs have 
necessary medications in place. Caseworkers helped confirm that children with special 
education needs can access the learning environment and help families understand the 
school campus’s procedures for drop-off and pick-up.