The Minnesota Head Start Association sponsors a recognition program each year that honors members of the Minnesota Head Start community who overcame tremendous challenges and achieved personal and family success. These children, families, alumni and staff members have been selected by the MHSA Scholarships and Awards Committee based on compelling, personal testimonies about their Head
(Story and photo courtesy of the Albert Lea Tribune) – Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation recently awarded 21,020 children’s books to 46 organizations through its Early Literacy Grant Program. This grant supports early literacy efforts that enhance school readiness for children birth to age 8 by providing children with books. The books were awarded in partnership with Capstone and ABDO,
(Crookston, Minn.)- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. announced that Tri-Valley Head Start, Child & Family Programs has earned the National Head Start Association’s (NHSA) Program of Excellence Accreditation. The NHSA Program of Excellence recognizes and supports innovative and outstanding Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the nation. This achievement is earned by early childhood
Jami Lee (Nutrition Services Manager) speaks at a press conference for the farm to school bill on Wednesday, February 13, at the capitol. WHAT IS “FARM TO HEAD START?” “Farm to Head Start” is a type of Farm to Early Care initiative. Farm to Early Care initiatives connect young children with healthy, locally grown foods
Melody Hedden, (Family and Community Services Manager) and Christine Young (Identification and Recruitment Manager) at Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. in Crookston recently completed training at University of California, Los Angeles’ (UCLA) Head Start Management Fellows Program. They were two of 38 graduates from UCLA’s intensive leadership program. “The Head Start Management Fellows Program played a
Courtesy of the Le Center Leader. Local Head Start executive Christine Young completed some training that will ultimately benefit children and their families from the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc., in Le Center, MN. Young is one of 38 graduates of the 2018 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Head Start Management Fellows Program. This program
Hello my name is Oscar & Vanessa Rivera, My family and I were having a bad time after my husband lost his job. I was the only one working while he stayed home with the children and looked for another job. He applied at Seneca and he got the job, we then had to look
Three members of the Tri-Valley Head Start/Early Head Start and Migrant & Seasonal Head Start/Migrant & Seasonal Early Head Start Policy Councils had the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. in September to attend the Parents as Leaders Training Program. Sponsored by the National Head Start Association and part of the Families Unite for Head
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. staff attended the Minnesota Community Action Partnership (MinnCAP) Annual Training Conference held on August 1-3 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn. Staff took part in Legislative General Sessions, listened to speakers on various topics, and took part in several educational breakout sessions. In conjunction with the annual training conference, 25
