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Head Start

3/10/2008 Expand Support for Head Start
ONE of the best ways to give a low-income child a jump start in life is through the federal Head Start program. Head Start provides some of the nation's most impoverished children with essential skills to get them ready for kindergarten, such as being able to count to 10, recite the alphabet, and recognize shapes and colors. Read more

2/28/2006 The Heart of Head Start
Most students in Irene Martinez's Head Start classroom never want to leave. Martinez said she can recall two boys who would hang on to her leg because they didn't want to go home. Read more

12/23/2005 In Celebration of Head Start's 40th Anniversary 2005
View six videos that recount Head Start's development and successes over the 40 years of its existence. The Head Start community, staff, parents and even former students gain a new appreciation for the program's unique contributions to the lives of young children and their low-income families. The videos may be viewed with subtitles in English or Spanish. Read more

Raising a Reader

12/9/2005 Raising A Reader is proud to announce that it is a recipient of a 2006
Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award! Read more

10/24/2005 Unique community program inspires a love of books. Read more

Fatherhood

12/25/2005 Giving families a head start
Juan Cisneros has got an important job to do, and the 30-year-old Florida native is up to the task. From Child Start offices on Devlin Road, Cisneros works diligently on behalf of children all over Napa and Solano counties. Read more