Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children by providing educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and families.

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Eligibility requirements:

• The child must be 3 or 4 years old on or before September 1.
• The family must live in Atascosa County.

Families must meet at least one of these additional conditions to be eligible:

• The family is receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
• The family’s gross income falls below the federal poverty guidelines.
• A family member living with and being supported by you is receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
• The child is in foster care.
• The family is homeless.