Mid-America Head Start Delegates

These four agencies were chosen to provide direct Head Start services under the Mid-America Head Start banner.

• The Family Conservancy
  Head Start Services Provided
  Serves 792 children, ages birth to 5 throughout Jackson, Clay and Platte counties. Services offered by the Family Conservancy include:
  
  • Center-based services;
  • Partnerships with 24 family childcare providers;
  • Home-based services.
  • Contact: Gia Cahill, Head Start Director, 913/342-1110
• Independence School District
  Head Start Services Provided
  
  • Serves 915 Head Start children ages birth to 5 in eastern Jackson County.
  • Full-day programs for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.
  • Part-day programs for children 3 to 5 years old in Independence, Lee's Summit, Grandview and Raytown.
  • Partnerships with Center and Hickman Mills School Districts' early childhood part-day programs serving children 3 to 5 years.
  • Contact: Jamie Martin, Director of Head Start, 816/521-5485
• Kansas City, Missouri School District
  Head Start Services Provided
  • Serves 726 children, ages 3 to 5, in Jackson County.
  • Thirty-six classrooms in 16 neighborhood elementary schools.
  • Contact: Shana Paul, Head Start Coordinator, 816/418-2554
• YMCA of Greater Kansas City
  Head Start Services Provided
  
  • Serves 665 children ages birth to 5 in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties.
  • Full-day and part-day, center-based programs.
  • Contact: Susan Knittle, Head Start Director, 816/886-4506