Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1404

 PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

121 STAT. 1383

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‘‘(i) to facilitate the involvement of parents (including grandparents and kinship caregivers, as appropriate) of children participating in the proposed Head Start program, in activities (at home and, if practicable, at the location of the Head Start program) designed to help such parents become full partners in the education of their children; ‘‘(ii) to afford such parents the opportunity to participate in the development and overall conduct of the program at the local level, including transportation assistance, as appropriate; ‘‘(iii) to offer (directly or through referral to local entities, such as entities carrying out Even Start programs under subpart 3 of part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381 et seq.), public and school libraries, and entities carrying out family support programs) to such parents— ‘‘(I) family literacy services; and ‘‘(II) parenting skills training; ‘‘(iv) to offer to parents of participating children substance abuse counseling (either directly or through referral to local entities), if needed, including information on the effect of drug exposure on infants and fetal alcohol syndrome; ‘‘(v) at the option of such applicant, to offer (directly or through referral to local entities) to such parents— ‘‘(I) training in basic child development (including cognitive, social, and emotional development); ‘‘(II) assistance in developing literacy and communication skills; ‘‘(III) opportunities to share experiences with other parents (including parent-mentor relationships); ‘‘(IV) regular in-home visitation; ‘‘(V) health services, including information on maternal depression; or ‘‘(VI) any other activity designed to help such parents become full partners in the education of their children; ‘‘(vi) to provide, with respect to each participating family, a family needs assessment that includes consultation with such parents (including foster parents, grandparents, and kinship caregivers, where applicable), in a manner and language that such parents can understand, to the extent practicable, about the benefits of parent involvement and about the activities described in this subparagraph in which such parents may choose to become involved (taking into consideration their specific family needs, work schedules, and other responsibilities); and ‘‘(vii) to extend outreach to fathers (including father figures), in appropriate cases, in order to strengthen the role of those fathers in families, in the education of young children, and in the Head Start

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