Additional Information
Credits and Acknowledgments
Illinois' Head Start programs serve
over 35,000 low-income children and families. We humbly acknowledge the phenomenal
dedication of Head Start staff and families, who work together to improve the lives
of the children and families, and the conditions in Illinois communities.
Special
thanks to the Head Start programs, children and parents who shared their stories,
experiences, photographs, and art work for this report, including:
- Anna Waters Head Start,
Decatur Macon County Opportunities Council
- BCMW Community Services
Head Start; Centralia
- Community and Economic
Development Association (CEDA) Head Start; Chicago
- Family and Community Services;
Alton
- Franklin Williamson Human
Services; West Frankfurt
- IL Valley Economic Development
Corporation; Gillespie
- PACT of West Central Illinois;
Mt. Sterling
- Peoria Citizen's Committee
for Economic Opportunity (PCCEO)
- Southern Illinois University
at Carbondale (SIUC)
- Southern Seven Health
Department; Ullin
- Tazewell County Head Start;
East Peoria
- Tri-County Opportunities
Council; Rock Falls
- 'Two Rivers Head Start;
Batavia
- Wabash Area Development,
Inc.; Enfield
"Head Start In Illinois
... Birth to Five" was produced by the Head Start State Collaboration Office.
The Head Start State Collaboration Office is a federal-state
partnership, funded by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Head Start
Bureau, and the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Copies
of "Head Start In Illinois" can be requested by contacting the Collaboration
Office at (618) 583-2083 or E-mail us at dhsd60a2@dhs.state.il.us.
Special thanks to Brenda Dobbins
Noel for naming this directory, and to Gina Ruther
for selecting the Domain Name [ILHeadStart.org] of this web site.
Webmaster: E. Dante Hamilton - webmaster@ilheadstart.org | 773-410-1694
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"Maestra, aquiesta'
midibujo mi papi es el mas prietito porque asi es sucara. Aqui estoy yoy mi mami
y mi hermana Angelica."
"Teacher, here
is my drawing, my dad is the darker one because his face is like that. Here I am
and my mom and my sister Angelica."
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