Families of Head Start Alumni All questions are optional, including all contact information. However, answers are appreciated as they allow us to more fully understand your Head Start experience and celebrate your accomplishments. Privacy Policy: No personal information will be used without your permission. This includes all contact information and personal achievements. Categories such as employment and estimated income will be grouped with other data sets and will not reveal your identity. Demographic Information Question Title * 1. Contact Information Name Address Address 2 City/Town State/Province -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming ZIP/Postal Code Email Address Phone Number Question Title * 2. Age Question Title * 3. Gender Male Female Question Title * 4. Contact information of your child who attended Head Start. This will enable us to learn about their experience with Head Start from a student's perspective. Name Address Address 2 City/Town State/Province -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming ZIP/Postal Code Email Address Phone Number Education Question Title * 5. In which county did your child/children attend Head Start? Adams Alcorn Amite Attala Benton Bolivar Calhoun Carroll Chickasaw Choctaw Claiborne Clarke Clay Coahoma Copiah Covington De Soto Forrest Franklin George Greene Grenada Hancock Harrison Hinds Holmes Humphreys Issaquena Itawamba Jackson Jasper Jefferson Jefferson Davis Jones Kemper Lafayette Lamar Lauderdale Lawrence Leake Lee Leflore Lincoln Lowndes Madison Marion Marshall Monroe Montgomery Neshoba Newton Noxubee Oktibbeha Panola Pearl River Perry Pike Pontotoc Prentiss Quitman Rankin Scott Sharkey Simpson Smith Stone Sunflower Tallahatchie Tate Tippah Tishomingo Tunica Union Walthall Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wilkinson Winston Yalobusha Yazoo Question Title * 6. If your child/children attended Head Start in Hinds County, which center did your child/children attend? Annie Smith-Tougaloo Della J. Cauguills Edwards Eulander P. Kendrick Gertrude Ellis Holy Ghost Isable Martin Mary C. Jones Midtown Oak Forest Richard Brandon St. Thomas South Jackson Welcome Westside Willowood Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. What year did your child/children complete the Head Start program? Question Title * 8. What was your level of education when your child first entered Head Start? Some high school education High school education or GED Some vocational or technical training, or some college Vocational or technical degree or certificate Associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. When your child was in Head Start, were you pursuing any of the following: GED Job training Vocational or technical school Associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degrees I was not pursuing any further education Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. Were you able to achieve your educational pursuits? Yes No Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. What is your current level of education? Some high school education High school education or GED Some vocational or technical training or some college Vocational or technical degree or certificate Associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree Question Title * 12. Is your current education status related to your involvement with Head Start? Related Somewhat related Neutral Somewhat unrelated Unrelated Employment Question Title * 13. What was your employment level during the time that your child was enrolled in Head Start? Unemployed Unemployed Student Employed Student Part-time without benefits Part-time with benefits Full-time at minimum wage without benefits Full-time at minimum wage with benefits Full-time above minimum wage without benefits Full-time above minimum wage with some benefits Full-time above minimum wage with all benefits Question Title * 14. If you were employed when your child entered Head Start, what was the employment category? Clerical - secretary or related title Construction Customer service Education Energy/Utility Government Healthcare - nurse, or related title Healthcare - doctor Janitorial Laborer - freight, stock, material mover Law enforcement Maintenance Management Non-profit Politics Restaurant - food services, hospitality, or related title Retail Social Services Technology Transportatiom Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. When your child was in Head Start, were you seeking an improved employment situation? Yes No Other (please specify) Question Title * 16. Were you able to improve your employment situation during the time that your child was in Head Start? Yes No Other (please specify) Question Title * 17. What is your current level of employment? Unemployed Unemployed Student Employed Student Part-time without benefits Part-time with benefits Full-time at minimum wage without benefits Full-time at minimum wage with benefits Full-time above minimum wage without benefits Full-time above minimum wage with some benefits Full-time above minimum wage with all benefits Question Title * 18. What is your current employment category? Clerical - secretary or related title Construction Customer service Education Energy/Utility Government Healthcare - nurse or related title Healthcare - doctor Janitorial Laborer - freight, stock, material mover Law enforcement Maintenance Management Non-profit Politics Restaurant - food service, hospitality, or related title Retail Social services Technology Transportation Other (please specify) Question Title * 19. What is your estimated current annual income? $0,000-9,999 $10,000-19,999 $20,000-29,999 $30,000-39,999 $40,000-49,999 $50,000-59,999 $60,000-79,999 $80,000-99,999 $100,000-149,999 $150,000-199,999 $200,000-249,999 $250,000+ Question Title * 20. Is your current employment and income status is related to your involvement with Head Start? Related Somewhat related Neutral Somewhat unrelated Unrelated Housing Question Title * 21. What is your current housing situation? Homeless Living with relative or friend Home in foreclosure Temporary shelter Unaffordable non-subsidized or subsidized rental, or unaffordable home Secure subsidized housing, section 8 housing, or apartment Secure non-subsidized housing (homeowner) or rental/apartment (renter) Other (please specify) Family and Head Start Question Title * 22. What notable accomplishments have you made in your lifetime?e.g., graduating college, home ownership, awards received, job security, etc. Question Title * 23. What notable accomplishments has your child who attended Head Start made in their lifetime? e.g., graduating college, home ownership, awards received, job security, etc. Question Title * 24. How did Head Start help you and/or your family during the time of enrollment? Question Title * 25. Please share any notable memories that you may have about Head Start. Question Title * 26. Can we contact you to learn more about your story? Yes No Question Title * 27. When is the best time to contact you? Question Title * 28. What is the best way to contact you? Question Title * 29. Additional comments, questions, or concerns. Done