Congratulations to Kimberly Shinn-Brown, recipient of the distinguished 2024 Charles Braithwait Leadership Award! Kimberly exemplifies the essence of Community Action through her unwavering dedication to children and families. Enthusiastic about the mission of Community Action, Kimberly has devoted 29 years to Ozarks Area Community Action...
Happy National Nurses Day! We appreciate our nurses, Aimee and Erin, who serve with great compassion and kindness. ...
Many thanks to Head Start parent, Fatima, for giving her creativity, time, and materials to make this beautiful bulletin board. It hangs in a Head Start Center and is sure to inspire all who walk by. ...
Are you or someone you know a High School Senior seeking scholarships? Did you attend Head Start as a child? The National Head Start Alumni Scholarship is a non-renewable merit award to celebrate Head Start student achievement in high school and support students as they begin the...
OACAC offices and CSBG Neighborhood Centers will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day. Head Start Centers will be open. ...
In October, we recognize and celebrate National Energy Awareness Month (LIHEAP and Weatherization programs), Housing America Month (Housing and CSBG programs), and Head Start Awareness Month (Head Start/Early Head Start program). Follow us on Facebook as we share highlights from each of these programs throughout October....
On Tues., Aug. 8, 2023, Head Start is having an indoor sale at our Fair Grove location, 103 N. Main Street in Fair Grove. While a few things may have a small cost, most items will be marked FREE and must be removed during the...
From the National Head Start Association website: Tell Congress Not to Cut Head Start Funding in FY24! The House Labor HHS Appropriations Subcommittee has proposed cutting Head Start by $750 million for the next fiscal year!This will result in roughly 80,000 children no longer being able to...
Head Start is having a sale on Friday, June 9, 2023. Details below. No holds, please. ...
“I’m very happy to be in the OACAC Home Based Program, it’s helped me through so much. Not only with my child but myself too! ” Daisy, pictured left, met Brenda Sanchez-Acuna, OACAC Head Start Home Visitor, through a family member enrolled in the Early Head...