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Head Start Alumni Scholarship Program

Are you a former Head Start student graduating from high school in 2025 and planning to continue your education? The LCHS Alumni Scholarship Competition is now open! The deadline for applications is Friday, January 24, at 4 p.m. Interested in sponsoring a scholarship? Call 570-829-6231 ext. 356 or email brookew@hsweb.org.

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Read our Annual Report

Our 2023-2024 Annual Report to the Community is now available.

Annual Report

Careers at Luzerne County Head Start

Become a member of the Head Start Team! Our Early Head Start home visiting program is expanding, and we're hiring Family Educators to work with expecting parents and children from birth to age 3. We also have openings for Teachers, Nutrition Aides and other positions.

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Recent News & Upcoming Events

LCHS celebrates Head Start Awareness Month

October 31, 2024

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Head Start Awareness Month: Jessica Suda Baab

October 15, 2024

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Get to know our Early Head Start family educators

October 11, 2024

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Luzerne County Head Start accepting college scholarship applications

October 7, 2024

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Luzerne County Head Start to increase infant and toddler enrollment

October 1, 2024

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Million Fathers March an agencywide success

September 24, 2024

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Voices of Head Start:
Alyssa

"Thanks to the support of Head Start and home visiting programs, I’ve been able to complete my coursework to become an EMT/paramedic and start the process of buying a home. This program has given my family so much. I cannot begin to express how grateful I am."

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