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Tribal Childcare Assistance Program can help families with expenses The Tribal Childcare Assistance Pro- gram provides assistance with child care expenses for working families and parents who are engaged in education programs. In special cases, respite care also can be approved. Eligibility for the program requires children to be enrolled or eligible to enroll in the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Families must reside within the 11-county service area and the family must meet income eligibility requirements. We also require families to apply through the state for the Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) program and if you are determined eligible for ERDC, we might be able to assist you with a portion of your copay for this program. Child care providers must meet new health and safety requirements to be eligible for payment under the Tribal Childcare Assistance Program. These include completing two online health and safety courses, Introduction to Child Care Health and Safety and Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect; and enrolling in the State of Oregon’s Office of Child Care’s Criminal History Registry, which includes fingerprinting, an FBI background check, a DHS background check and a sexual abuse criminal registry background check. Our program will assist child care pro- viders with meeting these new requirements. Applications for the Tribal Childcare Assistance Program or becoming certi- fied as a child care provider are available on the Tribe’s website (ctsi.nsn.us) or by calling DeAnn Brown, Head Start direc- tor, at 541-444-2450 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1450. Additionally, call Brown if you need further information. Information for upcoming 2018 per capita Siletz Tribal Court would like to remind Tribal members to keep their address current with the Enrollment Department. Per capita notices will be mailed June 11, 2018, to the address on file with Enrollment. The 2018 per capita hearing dates are July 10 for money owed to an entity of the Tribe and July 11-12 for money owed for child support and to the IRS. If you have questions regarding per capita, contact Tribal Court at 541-444-8228 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1228. Any request to update addresses must be sent to Enrollment. Apply now for Siletz Tribal Head Start Applications are ready for the 2018-2019 Siletz Tribal Head Start school year. Your child must be age 3 or 4 as of Sept. 1, 2018. We have mailed out applications to children who are enrolled Tribal members. Applications also can be downloaded from the Tribal website or you can call us at 800-922-1399 or 541-444-2532 to request that one be mailed to you. A Head Start staff person must verify the information on your application through either a face-to-face interview or a telephone interview. If we receive your application in the mail, we will call you to verify the application and if we don’t reach you will leave a message asking you to call us back. Please be sure to call us back. We look forward to serving your child and family. General Council Meeting May 5, 2018 • 1 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center • Siletz, Oregon Call to Order Invocation Programs Culture – Alfred Lane IV Flag Salute Tribal Members’ Concerns Roll Call Chairman’s Report Approval of Agenda Announcements Approval of Minutes Adjourn Culture Craft Nights Feather Dance Practice (Nee-dash) Culture Craft Nights Ch’ee-ta’ yee-li’ (Feather tying) April 30 • 5-7 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center May 14 • 5-7 p.m. Portland Area Office May 1 • 5-7 p.m. Eugene Area Office May 15 • 5-7 p.m. Salem Area Office Siletz Tribal members of all ages welcome. Come and learn how to tie feathers for regalia and other uses. Young people under age 10 need an adult to accompany and assist them. The Siletz Culture Department will provide material and instructors. If you have your own feathers/project, please bring them. Contact: Bud Lane, budl@ctsi.nsn. us; 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320. Sponsored by the Siletz Education and Culture Departments June 4 • 5-7 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center June 5 • 5-7 p.m. Eugene Area Office June 11 • 5-7 p.m. Portland Area Office June 12 • 5-7 p.m. Salem Area Office Siletz Tribal members and their families welcome. Come and learn the Feather Dance. Young people under age 10 need an adult to accompany and assist them. The Siletz Culture Department will provide instructors to assist. Contact: Bud Lane, budl@ctsi.nsn. us; 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320. Sponsored by the Education and Culture Departments May 2018 • Siletz News • 3
