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Use these materials to support program leaders and early childhood staff working with children ages birth to 5 in American Indian and Alaska Native early learning settings to implement the Making It Work process.

Explore three interactive maps with data and key contact information to support Head Start programs in their efforts to recruit and serve children and families experiencing homelessness.

This state-level map provides contact information for state coordinators for homeless education, local education agency (LEA) homelessness liaisons, and Head Start State Collaboration Offices. It also features resources made available by each state related to homelessness, where applicable. 

This map contains poverty rates at the state, county, and census tract levels alongside Head Start locations.

This map contains organizations linked to national networks that serve families experiencing homelessness.

Explore free mobile tools for home visitors from the Office of Head Start, including ELOF@HOME and Text4HomeVisitors. Discover effective practices and get text messages focusing on home-based topics and resources.

Explore the About Home-Based Services

Building relationships with families is an ongoing process. Learn how a family’s first interactions with a home visitor impact whether they feel welcomed and safe, and whether they feel your program can help them.

There are few right answers in home visiting, and relationships can ebb and flow. Explore ways reflection helps home visitors understand what they see, plan with families, and practice self-care.

We all make mistakes and sometimes, simply performing the job of home visitor may be stressful. Explore ways to work with families through challenging times.