East Bay Community Action Head Start & Early Head Start

Mission Statement: East Bay Community Action Program Head Start is committed to offering eligible infant, toddler and preschool children and their families a source of support and hope for a brighter future. We provide high quality chid development services to young children and empower familie sto realize their fullest potential.

Description:
We are a preschool program that primarily services low income families and their children, with program options for pregnant women and children from six weeks to five years old. Services include education, health, nutrition, social services, parent and volunteer opportunities. We do have a website, but it is updated infrequently.

History:
Head Start is a nationally funded program under the Dept. Health and Human Services. It started in 1967 as a way to give low income and disadvantaged children a "Head Start" in education by offering a free preschool program in order to get them school-ready. Over the years, this social program has branched out into services that not only provides children and their families with education and social services, but provides information regarding health & nutrition and parent and volunteer opportunities. In most Head Start & Early Head Start programs across the country, you will see that a large percentage of their staff were former Head Start parents.

Contact person: Harriet Olivera, Parent Involvement Asst., (401) 437-0018

Office fax number: (401) 847-2960

Address:

386 Willett Avenue Riverside, RI 02915 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.ebcap.org

Miscellaneous Information

Handicap accessible?
	Yes
Interests Served:
	Solutions for Children, Youth, Families
Does your agency accept court-appointed volunteers?
	No

Last updated on June 25, 2009