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Poverty in Kentucky

Measuring Results

Community Action engages in three levels of action:

Programs and Services directly provided for people and communities in need:

   ■   Emergency Services
   ■   Energy Assistance
   ■   LIHEAP
   ■   Employment Services
   ■   Education Services
   ■   Family and Child Services
   ■   (Early) Head Start
   ■   Housing
   ■   Nutrition
   ■   RCAP
   ■   Senior Programs
   ■   Transportation
   ■   Demand Side Management
   ■   CSBG
   ■   Earned Income Tax Credit
   ■   Healthy Marriage Initiative
   ■   Weatherization

Community Action Kentucky along with local Community Action Agencies are involved in:

■ Advocacy
■ Pathways to Excellence

Community Action Kentucky assists local Community Action Agencies with:

   ■   Head Start Grantees UI Trust
   ■   Information Technology
   ■   Insurance Program
   ■   Marketing

Community Action engages in three levels of action:

Programs and Services directly provided for people and communities in need:

   ■   Emergency Services
   ■   Energy Assistance
   ■   LIHEAP
   ■   Employment Services
   ■   Education Services
   ■   Family and Child Services
   ■   (Early) Head Start
   ■   Housing
   ■   Nutrition
   ■   RCAP
   ■   Senior Programs
   ■   Transportation
   ■   Demand Side Management
   ■   CSBG
   ■   Earned Income Tax Credit
   ■   Healthy Marriage Initiative
   ■   Weatherization

Community Action Kentucky along with local Community Action Agencies are involved in:

■ Advocacy
■ Pathways to Excellence

Community Action Kentucky assists local Community Action Agencies with:

   ■   Head Start Grantees UI Trust
   ■   Information Technology
   ■   Insurance Program
   ■   Marketing

Head Start

Head Start is a comprehensive child development program serving preschoolers from low-income families to develop basic skills that they will need to succeed in school.

	To achieve this goal, services provided to those children are: Education in a learning environment Comprehensive health services Disability services for individuals with special needs Nutrition education Social services Speech and hearing screenings Nutritious meals Parental involvement Parentalnd training opportunities

To learn more about specific requirements and services that your local office can provide, please contact your local Head Start center for more information. (Not all agencies are able to offer the Head Start Program.)

Head Start is a Federally funded program through an annual grant from the Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for children and families. In 2007, Kentucky enrolled 16,071 Children in this programs. For more information regarding the program, visit the National Head Start Website

Early Head Start

Early Head Start is a comprehensive child development program serving infants/toddlers (ages 0-3) and pregnant women in low-income families to promote healthy pregnancies, development of children before preschool, and healthy family structures.

To learn more about specific requirements and services that your local office can provide, please contact your local Early Head Start center for more information. (Not all agencies are able to offer the Early Head Start Program.)

Early Head Start is a Federally funded program through an annual grant from the Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for children and families.

Early Head Start is a comprehensive child development program serving infants/toddlers (ages 0-3) and pregnant women in low-income families to promote healthy pregnancies, development of children before preschool, and healthy family structures.

To learn more about specific requirements and services that your local office can provide, please contact your local Early Head Start center for more information. (Not all agencies are able to offer the Early Head Start Program.)

Early Head Start is a Federally funded program through an annual grant from the Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for children and families.