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Head Start center renamed to honor longtime executive director’s legacy
November 27, 2024
Luzerne County Head Start held a ceremony to dedicate its Beekman Street Center in Wilkes-Barre to longtime executive director Lynn Evans Biga. Biga retired last month after 46 years of service to LCHS, with 35 spent as executive director. Under her leadership in 1994, LCHS purchased the Beekman Street Center, making it the first program […]
Read StoryLCHS celebrates Head Start Awareness Month
October 31, 2024
October is recognized as Head Start Awareness Month to highlight Head Start’s commitment to breaking the generational cycle of poverty by providing access to critical early childhood education and support to families in need. Luzerne County Head Start has been a local leader in these efforts since the inception of the national Head Start program […]
Read StoryHead Start Awareness Month: Jessica Suda Baab
October 15, 2024
Jessica Suda Baab never hesitates to share her Head Start story. “Whenever anyone mentions Head Start, I burst with joy and enthusiastically proclaim my love for the program, and how it changed my life,” she said. “I am glad I never have to know what my life would be like had I not attended. I […]
Read StoryGet to know our Early Head Start family educators
October 11, 2024
Luzerne County Head Start is expanding its home-based Early Head Start program and looking for additional family educators to provide child development and family support services to expecting parents, infants and toddlers up to age 3. Click here to learn more and submit an application. Four LCHS family educators shared why they were drawn to […]
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