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 in 1965.

In celebration of Head Start Awareness Month, LCHS welcomed guest readers to its Beekman Street Center in Wilkes-Barre.

Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown read “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss to Classroom 12 and presented a proclamation for Head Start Awareness Month.

Cody Forgach, Northeast Pennsylvania regional representative for U.S. Senator John Fetterman and a former Head Start student, read “Clifford the Big Red Dog and the Big White Ghost” to Classroom 10.

Cody attended LCHS in Nanticoke as a child and shared the positive impact that Head Start had on his life. He also spoke to LCHS leadership about the issues facing Head Start and the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education.

By Brooke Williams, Community Advocate