Funding from M&T Charitable Foundation will allow Luzerne County Head Start to provide care packages to children and families in need.

M&T presented LCHS with a $5,000 check for the Head Start Project for Caring, which will provide bags of essentials to Head Start families experiencing homelessness, as well as Head Start children in foster care. LCHS gives children in these circumstances preference in the enrollment process due to higher need. 

LCHS staff and volunteers will pack the Head Start Project for Caring Bags with toiletries, comfort items and other necessities.

By Brooke Williams, Community Advocate

The Times Leader Media Group named Luzerne County Head Start a Silver Winner in the NEPA Best Places to Work contest. The 2024 contest took place over a four-week period and The Times Leader received hundreds of votes for local companies, large and small.

“Our dedicated and passionate staff are the heart of the Head Start mission, and the work they do every day is transforming the lives of children and families in need,” said LCHS Executive Director Beth White. “It is because of their commitment that Head Start remains a force for positive change in our community.”

Read the agency’s feature in The Times Leader here.

By Brooke Williams, Community Advocate