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LCHS Families Complete Parenting Education Classes
December 10, 2019
Families whose children are enrolled in Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. recently completed a six-session series of parenting classes called “Understanding Children.” The classes took place in November and December at LCHS’s Wilkes-Barre, Beekman St. center. Trained mental health professionals from Lakeside, a company based in the Philadelphia area, helped parents to focus on better […]
Read StoryHead Start Children Receive Holiday Gifts from Healthcare Employees
December 6, 2019
Children from Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. (LCHS) will once again have a brighter holiday thanks to employees at Commonwealth Health. For the past several years, staff from the healthcare network has been collecting gifts for the Head Start program, which provides early childhood education and comprehensive services to children, birth to age five, and […]
Read StoryVideo Highlights PA State Treasurer’s Visit to Luzerne County Head Start
November 22, 2019
Pennsylvania State Treasurer, Joe Torsella, visited Luzerne County Head Start in 2018 to kick off the Keystone Scholars pilot program. As part of this demonstration project, babies born or children adopted in 2018 in six counties in PA including Delaware, Elk, Indiana, Luzerne, Mifflin and Westmoreland became eligible for a $100 seed deposit in a […]
Read StoryHead Start Recognized at Chamber Dinner for Employee Health & Wellness Program
November 20, 2019
Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. accepted the 2019 “Healthy Workplace Award” during Tuesday night’s annual Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce dinner. Each year the event recognizes businesses and individuals throughout the Greater Wilkes-Barre area in a number of different categories. The “Healthy Workplace Award” is presented to a business or businesses that promotes health and […]
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