Announcements

What is your “Why”?? 👧🏽👶🏼👦🏽 See member quotes & videos below of why 👩🏼👶🏽👲🏼 we do our work. Happy Head Start Awareness Month!

Here is a beautiful example from Millie Young, HB Education Coord. (PACT West Central IL):   “I love Head Start because I have first-hand knowledge of how they help parents to succeed in their role. I am a thirty plus year employee for PACT for WCI! I started as a parent in the home-based option. I served three years on the Policy Council and then applied for a position as a Home-Based teacher. Head Start is ever growing and has helped me to grow also.  The Head Start philosophy on teaching children is the best! It is comprehensive and play-based, but best of all built on strong, positive relationships!” 

“I love Head Start for two reasons; what it means and what it gives. What it means is a Head Start for children like my own son, who reaped the benefits from the Head Start and Early Head Start experiences. What it gives is a culmination of undeniable variables of amazing and dedicated staff, mixed with comprehensive services to help a diverse group of children thrive and a voice for parents to partake in the program governance of their child. There are many programs out there that do great work for kids, but Head Start was and is mine!”   -Kyle Hubert (serving as IHSA Board Vice President, Parent Representative, Region V Board Parliamentarian and on NHSA Board) 

Take a minute (& a half) for this excellent video from Granite City North Staff with Riverbend Head Start & Family Services – send yours to info@ilheadstart.org

Get a IHSA Self-Care 🎁 Box Subscription going – choose your frequency – quarterly themes!

Celebrate your team, your circle, your community .. family, friends, staff (and yourself)! – so many reasons – so many people needing more than a pat on the back; express your appreciation.

Award Winners Announced at our 2021 💎 Prism of Possibilities Virtual Annual Conference

Meet our award winners – CONGRATULATIONS to them all!

These award winners were made known during our March 3rd Awards Presentation.

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 Meet Courtney Parker, our 💎 PARENT of the Year!

Congratulations to Courtney / SIU Edwardsville Head Start

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 Meet Constance Graska, our 💎 Leota Brown Memorial Scholarship Award Winner!

Congratulations to Connie / Metropolitan Family Services.

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 Meet Daffney Glasco, our 💎 Support Staff of the Year Award Winner!

Congratulations to Daffney / SIU Carbondale Head Start