Gccard Head Start

06/15/2020

Genesee County Community Action Resource Department

FYI!!

IN NEED OF UTILITY, RENT/MORTGAGE, OR BURIAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS?

GCCARD currently has funds available via the Neighborhood Service Center (NSC) for utilities, rent/mortgage, and burial assistance for COVID related emergencies. SER decision notice is not needed. The hotline number is (810-768-4675) The hotline hours of operation are Monday – Thursday from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Please let me know if you are in need of further details. Thank you!

06/15/2020

Attention Residents of Genesee County: Our office is starting to operate again. Our phones are operational 8-4, Monday-Friday. We are limiting exposure for our staff by asking them to work from home every other day, with a rotating schedule. So if you call, you may be directed to leave a voice mail for our staff, who will return your call hopefully the following business day.
Our office is open to the public by appointment only and only as absolutely necessary. Please take pictures and email documentation to our staff or mail/fax information to our office when possible. To limit exposure, 15 minutes appointments will be available to those who call ahead for an appointment. Parents/guardians are asked to limit, when possible, to just one parent entering our building. We will ask you to remain outside or in your car until the time of the appointment. You will then ring our buzzer (located on the Southeast corner of our building, facing Saginaw Street) and tell the front desk that you are here for your appointment and include the name of the staff person you are here to see. The front desk will call the staff person down to assist you. You will be required to wear a mask in our building and will be screened for COVID symptoms including having your temperature taken. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, please do not come to our office for an appointment until your symptoms have improved, you are 3 days without a fever and fever-reducing medications, and it has been 10 days since your symptoms first appeared. We thank you in advance for helping to keep our staff and other families safe during this pandemic.

06/09/2020

To GCCARD Head Start Families and Staff,
Recently, the media has described the murder of George Floyd, an African American man in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It seems that George Floyd was the victim of police brutality and highlights the ever present racial discrimination that is widely experienced in our Nation. In times like this, we mourn along with Mr. Floyd’s family and the rest of the community and we take time to listen to our community, staff, and families to hear ways that we might improve ourselves personally and professionally. We pledge to continue our efforts to fight discrimination wherever we see it and help to raise a culture of acceptance for people regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, political affiliation, beliefs, or sexual orientation and will always take affirmative action to ensure that applicants to our program and employees are treated equally. This stand is not new to us – we have never tolerated discrimination of any kind. Head Start was founded with a mission to empower marginalized Americans by partnering with families to prepare their children for success in school and life. Today we stand with the millions across our nation who say that racism and prejudice must never be tolerated in any form.

06/08/2020

FYI families! This is exciting news from Little Lambs Closet!

Appointments for Parking Lot Pick Up are available! Go to https://LLCMCapts.as.me/ParkingLotPickUp fill out the form for your needs, choose a date and time and we will meet you in the lot at your apt time with your items! Times are Weds 11-2pm, 6-8p and Thursdays 11-2pm. Openings for this week are still available.

06/04/2020

It’s almost zoom concert time! See you there at 10! If you don’t have the zoom Id, reach out to your child’s teacher in our program!

05/27/2020

Another great resource for families!

05/25/2020

Thanks to all who have a close family member who passed while defending our country. We remember their sacrifice today and every day. ❤️

05/14/2020

Application for GCCARD Head Start

We now have the capability to apply through our online portal without printing and sending our application! Please share widely, we want to serve eligible children and families and our recruitment has been extremely hindered due to the stay home orders. Thanks in advance for helping us get the word out...we can’t wait to be able to open up again! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwkGfqK048jUc4ighUlmeeUav_L1nBit1KUj0GbpPvyVUfcw/viewform

Thank you for your interest in our free program. Please fill out this survey - it will serve as your application for our program. You must also submit the following -Documentation of your family's income (2019 1040 or W2s, most recent pay stubs, SSI letter, DHHS letter for cash assistance, etc) -You...

05/13/2020

Check this out...you’ll love it!

Help us spread the word about Music in the “Classroom” tomorrow night! Tag a parent, teacher, librarian, nanny, daycare worker, musician, or therapist to join. It’s FREE and we are making certificates of completion available.

05/10/2020

Happy Mother’s Day!

05/07/2020

Doctor Yum | eat well. change your world.

Check out https://doctoryum.org/ it's a website that offers healthy meal recipes and meal planning for families.

Transforming the lives of families and communities by providing an understanding of the connection between food and overall health.

05/05/2020

These are some excellent free resource options offered by our partner for families! Feel free to sign up with them!

05/04/2020

Early Childhood TLC

Here’s another fun and active song your kids will love. They will especially love it if YOU do 3 with them! Enjoy!

"Do 3 with Me" is a fun game turned into a song. To play, you must first perform 3 separate movements. Then, you figure out how to perform all three movements at the same time. This funk version of "Do 3 with Me" provides 3 fun ways to play the game. Figure out how many different ways you can perform each one. The end of the song also challenges everyone to create "Do 3 with Me" challenges of their own. EC TLC also has a rendition titled, "Hip Hop 3 with Me." "Country 3 with Me" will be a song on the next album.

04/27/2020

Flint Public Library

04/23/2020

Crossroads Village will close this summer for first time since 1976

Dear families, we are so sad to share this news with you. We were hoping things might be better and we might be able to go. While we respect their decision, for the health of our entire community, we admit to being heartbroken about it.

Crossroads Village will close for the summer season for the first time since it opened more than 40 years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

04/22/2020

This is fun, give it a try while it is free!

04/14/2020

Early Childhood TLC

Fun new music video from Early Childhood TLC! The Pointing Game-fun!!! Enjoy!

EC TLC has combined a classic rhyme with a bomb beat that mocks a chart topping song from the early 2000's. This might be the hottest early childhood song ever!! Both children and adults love getting down to "The Pointing Game!!"

04/07/2020

Learning through movement

Learning through movement

Hier wordt van alles geactiveerd; geheugen, coördinatie, middenlijn cross, spiegelen, creatief denken, richting, plezier, verwarring en vooral worden verbindingen gelegd in de hersenen. Makkelijk te maken en succes verzekerd. Geschikt voor alle leeftijden.

03/30/2020

Some of Ms. Becky's sweet kiddos playing with sock puppets! So much fun!

03/26/2020

This cutie was excited for his home visitor Laura to “come” today. (Not the traditional way she comes over, but providing services and seeing each other none the less!). Special thanks to his mama for allowing us to share his cute face with you all today!

03/25/2020

National Head Start Association

Helpful hints for us ALL!

The realities of COVID-19 make self-care even more important. https://bit.ly/2QycShP

03/24/2020

Here is an easy to understand one page version of what the "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order means for us in Michigan available both English and Spanish.

We miss all of our families and hope everyone staying healthy and safe!

03/23/2020

Due to the Governor’s stay at home order, school closures have been extended through April 13 as of today. Please continue to watch this site for updates and stay healthy!

03/19/2020

One of our teachers (Michele), shared the idea with a family to do an abc scavenger hunt at home with the kids today! Look how cute this is...today I am grateful for staff who are giving great ideas and support to our families and grateful for families who do the activities and share not just with us, but with the world!

03/17/2020

Community Resources

Check out this collection of resources! https://www.cityofflint.com/community-resources/

This is a collection of community resources. Each agency is independently operated. The City of Flint cannot guarantee the availability of these resources and is not responsible for the operations at these locations.

03/16/2020

Our downtown office is closing today at 5 pm and will remain closed until further notice. You can still send messages via Facebook to us or through our website or via the United States Postal Service.

03/16/2020

Unemployment pay offered to Michigan workers off the job due to coronavirus

FYI! Important Information! I am grateful that currently we are able to pay our staff!

Whitmer signed an order Monday allowing staff at restaurants, clubs, movie theaters, performance venues, fitness centers, indoor exercise facilities, spas and casinos to obtain state jobless benefits.

03/16/2020

How to Apply

Attention Enrolled Families, your teaching staff will be contacting you every weekday to provide some suggestions for what you can do to keep your child engaged and learning from home and resources as well. Thank you for your patience as we try to still work while under the current restrictions.
Attention those would WANT To be enrolled families: We are still accepting applications to enroll new children and families. Currently, we ask you to send those applications from our website by email to [email protected]. You can also send them by USPS to 601 N. Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48502. Here's a link to our website and our application! http://www.gccardheadstart.com/index.php/how-to-apply.html

Thanks for your cooperation!

GCCARD Head Start

03/13/2020

LIST: Meals offered to help families feed children during the COVID-19 school shutdown

Check this out! Resources!!

Several districts, organizations, and businesses are already hard at work doing what they can to help provide meals during the coronavirus shutdown.

03/13/2020

In addition to the previous post, all classes, field trips, parent teacher conferences, and home visits scheduled for today are cancelled.

03/13/2020

The Governor of Michigan has closed schools for three weeks starting on Monday, however some schools are apparently closed tomorrow as well.

PARENTS: yes, that includes us. Watch for more posts here tomorrow with updated information. Thanks for your patience. We highly encourage your family to self-quarantine and stay safe if at all possible during these three weeks. We will offer some boredom busters on Facebook that you can do with your child throughout this experience to help your family navigate this.

STAFF: you need to come in today (Friday) so you can get fridges cleaned out and classrooms cleaned and prepped to leave if there is a way to get into your classroom Friday morning. If you absolutely can’t get into your building because it is closed and the building personnel will not let you in, then come downtown to do your time card and for a meeting (to be announced given availability of space, watch this and your phone). You will not want to miss the meeting. It may be that we will email out the information or have the meeting in smaller groups, that will be determined early tomorrow and we will be in touch.

03/04/2020

Handwashing for Young Children

Hey everyone! This seems like a good time to share a kid-friendly video about handwashing and sneezing into your elbow. Show this one to your kids and have a good conversation about the importance of good hygiene! https://youtu.be/TCBoDZrTncg

This video makes hand hygiene fun for young children. Sara tells the story about Germy the Germ and how to wash him away so you dont get sick. The video incl...

02/26/2020

Once again, be sure to check the school closings. I see most if not all of our locations are closed this morning.

02/21/2020

A few of the photos we took of the royal ball...more to come!! Thanks to our community partners, amazing staff, and of course the families of the roughly 200 children who made this event possible...you made my day!!

02/20/2020

Reminder: tomorrow is our Royal Ball! Can’t wait to see all our enrolled kids and families in their denim or diamonds! Located at the West Flint Church of the Nazarene on Dye Road!!