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Success Stories

Read about some of our Head Start/Early Head Start success stories!

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Working with Families: A School Readiness Success Story

August 1, 2023 | rlfarison

“We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.” Stephen Covey Saint Killian was four years old in September of 2020. He is the youngest of five siblings in a single parent home. He had attended Kennedy Head Start the previous year and had good attendance. His mom participated in all school activities. Saint […]

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Ahmed Hamoosh

April 22, 2021 |

Mr. Ahmed Hashoosh sat down with our staff to talk about his daughter Ghadeer’s progress since enrolling in Head Start. Ghadeer is a dual language learner, learning Arabic and English.

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Wanda Corney

February 22, 2021 |

“Head Start is not just for children, it’s for the whole family.” Wanda Corney brought her son to Highland Head Start in 1989 when he was 4 years old. At the time she also had a 6-month old baby. She would take her son to school and stay with him in the classroom all day […]

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