Information Memorandums (IMs)—2005
Serving Evacuee Children Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
ACYF–IM–HS–05–05
ACYF
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
1. Log No. ACYF–IM–HS–05–05
2. Issuance Date: 09/09/2005
3. Originating Office: Head Start Bureau
4. Key Word: Evacuee Enrollment in Head Start
INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
TO: Head Start and Early Head Start Grantees and Delegate Agencies
SUBJECT: Serving Evacuee Children Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
INFORMATION:
Many Head Start grantees have seen evacuee children and families impacted by Hurricane Katrina moving into their communities. As we together strive to serve these children and families it is important that we have the most complete and current data available on the extent of Head Start services being provided to Katrina evacuees. Accordingly, we have asked each of our Regional Offices to contact all the grantees in its Region to collect the following data:
- How many evacuee children are you serving in your Head Start program?
- How many of these children were enrolled in a Head Start program in their home community?
- How many of these children are new to Head Start?
We are asking that these data be collected on a daily basis.
Please contact your ACF Regional Office if you have any questions on this request.
Thank you for continuing to do all you can to help those who have been so greatly impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
/ Frank Fuentes /
Frank Fuentes
Acting Associate Commissioner
Head Start Bureau
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