Head Start Program Community Partners
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
- Provides toys and clothing for 75-100 children each Christmas
Dr. Alfreda Blackshear, Pediatrician
- Serves as Medical Consultant
- Serves on Health Services Advisory Committee
Bond Community Health Center, Inc.
- Provides on-site dental cleanings, screenings, exams and oral hygiene instructions
Provides follow-up dental treatment, when necessary
Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida
- Provides free training
- Provides staff resources
Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend Region
- Provides free training
- Provides Class Assessments/Monitoring
- Provides Resource Library Access
Elder Care Services, Inc.
- Provides volunteers through the Foster Grandparents Program to assist with individualized classroom activities
Florida State University – College of Nursing
- Provides complete physical examinations for enrollees needing exams and referrals and follow-up for further diagnosis and treatment, if necessary
Florida State University – Jump Start Program
- Provides after school one-on-one mentoring
- Provides training for staff and parents
- Conducts service projects
- Provides classroom volunteers
Franklin County Public Library
- Provides story time and puppet shows at the Head Start Center
- Conducts quarterly book give-away to Head Start enrollees
Gaye O’Neal Harper, CCC-SLP, Speech/Language Pathologist
- Conducts at least one training session per center per year
- Provides speech/language evaluations at reduced rate for children not covered by Medicaid and Local Education Agency (LEA)
- Serves as a member of the annual Self Assessment Team
- Serves on the Early Childhood Development and Health Services Advisory Committee-Special Services Subcommittee
Healthy Start Coalition of Jefferson, Madison & Taylor Counties
- Refers potentially eligible families with children ages 3 to 4 to Head Start
- Works with Head Start to assist shared families in achieving goals
Lynn James, MS, RD, LD/N, Licensed Registered Dietician
- Develops menus
- Conducts nutrition assessments
- Provides family nutrition counseling
- Serves on the Health Services Advisory Committee
Jefferson County Health Department
- Provides on-site dental cleanings, exams and oral hygiene instructions
Jefferson County Public Library
- Participates in transition activities, including enrollee site visits
- Includes enrollees and families in appropriate school activities
Kids Incorporated of the Big Bend – Early Head Start
- Transition children into Head Start
- Provides staff to serve on CACAA Head Start’s advisory committees
Leon County Adult and Community Education
- Provides Head Start information to GED students with pre-school age children
Leon County Extension –Family and Consumer Services Representatives
- Provides staff/parent training and nutrition education
- Helps plan and train staff for providing nutrition education/experiences for children
- Serves on Self-Assessment Team
- Provides activities for parents monthly newsletter
Leon County Health Department
- Provides dental cleanings, exams and oral hygiene instructions
Leon County Probation Office
- Provides central office volunteers
Leon County Sickle Cell Foundation
- Provides screenings at no cost to children and families
- Provides counseling and training for parents/staff
Dr. Lynn McLarty
- Provides dental cleanings, exams and treatment
Dr. Stanley Sheppard
- Provides dental cleanings, exams and treatment
Erica Miller, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Provides consultation and direct services to Head Start families and children
- Provides staff training
- Serves on the Health Services Advisory Committee
School Board of Franklin County, Florida
Local Education Agency (LEA) Agreement
- Provides a representative at transition meetings
- Shares resources of Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource System
- Evaluates some students suspected of having a disability
- Shares parent/staff training and expenses
- Provides land, at no cost, for Head Start center
- Provides contracted meals for a Head Start center
School Board of Jefferson County, Florida
Local Education Agency (LEA) Agreement
- Provides a representative at transition meetings
- Shares resources of Florida Diagnostic and Learning System
- Provides land, at no cost, for a Head Start center
School Board of Leon County, Florida
Local Education Agency (LEA) Agreement
- Evaluates up to twenty five (25) Head Start enrollees
- Shares in-service and training programs
- Shares resources of Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource System
- Provides free space for a Head Start center
- Leases space for a Head Start center
Tallahassee COPE Coalition – Youth Understanding My Plate (YUM) Grant Heidi Copeland, Leon County Extension Agent
- Provides onsite nutrition education and hands-on cooking experiences
- Promotes physical activity, healthy weight and good health
- Provides staff and parent training
Titus Sports Academy
- Provides on-site physical fitness activities
- Provides staff training
- Conducts fitness activities for Family Fun Days
Wakulla County Health Department
- Provides dental screenings, exams and oral hygiene instructions
Whole Child Leon (95210)
- Provides onsite nutrition education and hands-on cooking experiences
- Promotes physical activity, healthy weight and good health
- Provides staff and parent training
- Perk Up My Pantry Event – Participants receive cooking lessons and ideas from a chef, a bag full of healthy food, seasonings and cooking utensils
Workforce Plus
- Provides central office volunteers
