1. Urge your Head Start families to file their 2020 tax return ASAP to make sure the IRS has the most up-to-date information and issues the appropriate amount Advance ChildTaxCredit payments. Click here to learn more.
   
   
2. Check out the Healthy Transition to Kindergarten resource to assist Health services staff serve families to ensure their kiddos transition to kindergarten, National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness, ECLKC, updated June 25, 2021
   
   

3. The USDA's Grow It, Try It, Like It! series includes a week's worth of activities and recipes that will familiarize kids with sweet potatoes. This is a great resource to share with your families. 

Please visit our COVID-19 Resource page, which is updated regularly, and the FHSA events list for more information. If there is something else you need guidance on, let us know - we will continue to work with state agencies and partners to answer your questions. 

Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA