Tax Time Checklist: Prepare for Tax Season
Share this checklist with families in your program to help them gather the information they need to file their 2022 taxes. This can help them avoid multiple trips to their tax preparer.
Navigating Conversations with Families About Money
This video offers Head Start program staff strategies for engaging families in conversations about money in a way that is rooted in dignity and respect.
Investing in Families: The American Rescue Plan
This video offers Head Start program staff information about who is eligible for financial relief from the American Rescue Plan and how they can guide families to access critical supports.
Financial Capabilities: Understanding Credit and Debt
This video builds family services professionals’ understanding of credit and debt and explains the importance of credit for a families’ long-term economic mobility.
Career Goals: Exploration and Next Steps
This video gives Head Start program staff tangible ways to discover families’ strengths, career interests, and ways to leverage families’ skills as they explore career options.
The Family Partnership Process: Engaging Families in Economic Mobility Goal-Setting
This video gives Head Start program staff strategies to help build rapport, recognize family priorities, and develop an action plan with families.
Financial Capabilities: Budgeting and Saving
This video builds Head Start program staff’s confidence in discussing with families their budgeting and savings practices.
Families Moving Forward: The Fundamentals of Economic Mobility
The video explores parent and family engagement in Head Start programs and the efforts of family services professionals working with families as they move towards their own version of the “American Dream.”
Helping Families Progress Towards Economic Mobility Goals Through Community Partnerships
This video gives Head Start program staff resources to find strong economic mobility partners. It also explores a case study of a site-based program that partnered with a community-based organization.
2021 Family Economic Mobility Institute
Explore these professional development sessions for Head Start and Early Head Start staff. They are designed to increase ability to lead parent, family, and community engagement in your program.