Almost 180 Allegany County children rely on Head Start
From ACCORD,
Allegany County Community Opportunities and Rural Development, Inc. (ACCORD) is pleased to share that we have been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services in Allegany County.
ACCORD will continue to serve 101 infants and toddlers in Early Head Start and 78 preschool children in Head Start. The program takes a comprehensive approach to early education including the areas of health and mental wellness, nutrition, developmental and social/emotional screening and assessment, services for children with special needs, and family support services. We serve eligible children ages 6 weeks to five years in center-based programs in Wellsville and Friendship and children ages 18 months – five years in our centers in Bolivar and Cuba. The program also offers services in homes throughout Allegany County. In the home-based option, a teacher visits you and your child for 1.5 hours each week to assist you in educating your child. At Head Start, we believe that parents are their child’s first and most important teachers. Our “whole family” approach ensures that children and their families are ready for success in kindergarten and later in life. To complete an application, contact our Enrollment Manager at kglover@accordcorp.org, by phone at (585) 268-7605 extension 1525, or start your application online at https://www.accordcorp.org/headstart.
In response to this announcement, ACCORD’s Executive Director, Lesley Gooch-Christman stated, “We are so excited to continue to provide this important service in our community. Watching children learn and grow and watching the progress families make is so rewarding. We are grateful to each of our many partners and volunteers (including parents!) that support our Head Start and Early Start programs. We are grateful for the support of our elected officials, including Congressman Nick Langworthy and Senators Gillibrand and Schumer who help make this funding possible.”
