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Who We Are

Elevating The Head Start Community

Head Start WEST provides assistance to Head Start programs in Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Region to ensure their ongoing viability and vitality. Operating a high impact, community-driven Head Start program has become more complicated, more challenging — and more necessary than ever.

Head Start WEST currently serves more than 130,000 children and their families and encompasses the largest geographical area of any regional association.

For Head Start’s 60th Anniversary, Head Start WEST built A Place to Belong – A collection of stories showcasing exemplary practices throughout our region. Read them all here.

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Facts about HSW and Head Start

153

Number of Agencies Served

$81,000

Scholarship Donations

2,000+

Registrations to 2020 Events

28,600

Number of Staff Served

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A Place To Belong – Stories of Exemplary Practices Across Head Start

For more than 60 years, Head Start has inspired pride in all of us who dedicate our work to uplifting this remarkable community. Most importantly, it has transformed the lives of children and families across the nation. Head Start has served as an economic engine—creating local jobs, nurturing future educators, ...

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