We are proudly celebrating Head Start’s 60th birthday by spreading the word about the monumental impact the program has had on children, families, communities, and the country.
Head Start just works. Since 1965, Head Start has impacted the life circumstances of more than 40 million children and families with better health, better preparation for kindergarten, greater likelihood of graduating high school and going on to post-secondary education.
To celebrate Head Start’s 60th anniversary, the National Head Start Association (NHSA) set off to create a project that would encapsulate the breadth and depth of the program’s impact over the past six decades, as well as inspire a new generation’s awareness and support of Head Start in the years to come. NHSA tasked a team of seasoned journalists to interview 60 community members and add their stories to an interactive map. The result is a living, breathing oral history archive, The Voices of Head Start.
Head Start Stories
Visit the following links to read and listen to stories of how the Head Start experience has inspired so many individuals and families in Ventura County and throughout the country.
From Benita Wallick Head Start Center in Oxnard, comes a touching story that includes two sets of twins and spans nearly 30 years. Listen to the sound story in the link below.
A behind the scenes look at how CDR’s Head Start program functioned in late 2020 during the pandemic’s COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4kzlaI7x8s
Access Head Start stories from across the United States.
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