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.

What can we count?

Voluntarios:

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

Parent Time:

  • Parent travel time, kilometraje, and time spent at open houses, and IEP meetings
  • Parent travel time and mileage for required health appointments
  • Parent travel time and time spent participating in Policy Council meetings
  • Parent time spent at home visits (when not completed in the home), time completing Needs Assessment, and participating in Parent Advisory Committee meetings and family engagement activities.
  • Round trip mileage for parent teacher conferences
  • Time spent completing monthly Home Activities with their children
  • Parent mileage for Parent Teacher Conferences
  • For EHS: Parent time and mileage for transporting their child to and from school each day

RWCFS In-Kind Donation Form: