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Causes: Education, Family Services, Human Services, Preschools
Mission: Head start's mission is to support the growth of strong, healthy families and to provide young children with a head start in school readiness. The mission of early head start is to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women, enhance development of very young children and promote healthy family functioning. Healthy families mission is to promote and support positive parenting, healthy growth and development of all clackamas county parents and their first-born children.
Programs: Federal head start: child development program serving low income and special needs pre-school children and their families. 192 children and their families were served. Federal early head start: a community-based program for low-income families with infants and toddlers and pregnant women. 86 children and pregnant women were served.
oregon pre-kindergarten program: child development program serving low income and special needs pre-school children and their families. 436 children and their families were served.
other programs include healthy families, a child abuse prevention program serving at risk families with children 0 - 3 years.
there were also various services provided in support of children and families including transportation for special needs children and summer programs.