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Susquehanna Bank, CSC and DaVinci Team up for Scientist in Residence Program Head Start children in four Allentown classrooms get a weekly visitor from Jennifer Pritchard, the Outreach Coordinator at DaVinci Science Center, made possible by an ILMS grant to DaVinci. Jennifer works with the teachers and children to bring more science into the classrooms. […]

Head Start Turns 45 this Summer LBJ State of Union War on Poverty //www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfT03Ihtlds LBJ – Poverty 1964 Election Ad //www.youtube.com/watch?v=plCkZ38ftlI&feature=related On May 18th, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced the beginning of Project Head Start: “We set out to make certain that poverty’s children would not be forevermore poverty’s captives,” he said in a […]

Funds available for subsidized child care (not a current program – archived post from Sept. 21, 2010) Thanks to an infusion of federal stimulus ARRA funds, the PA state Office of Child Development and Early Learning made enough funds available May 6th to fund all families on waiting lists – first time since 2003. Additional […]

CSC Thanks Volunteers, Partners CSC, provider of Head Start/Early Head Start of the Lehigh Valley and other children’s programs, recognized volunteers and community partners at its 4th Annual Circle Awards breakfast, April 30, 2010. Those receiving special recognition this year included: Jean McGonigle, Outstanding Volunteer St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Allentown, Education Services Dr. Eugene McGuire, Health & […]

PNC One World, One Sky Planetarium to visit Head Start Classroom in Allentown and Bethlehem The planetarium show is a cross-cultural, trilingual (English, Spanish or Mandarin) interactive program, geared toward children ages 4-6. The show provides an enriching, exciting and interactive introduction to astronomy. The inflatable dome can hold 35 students and the show is […]

CSC Honors Leaders in Educational Innovation This year, Community Services for Children will present the Inez and Edward Donley Award for Children’s Advocacy to Education 2010! Education 2010, composed of the LV’s leading CEOs/companies, addresses the educational needs facing children of the Lehigh Valley by serving as a stimulus for identification, development, and implementation of […]

CSC to Build Nursery for Abused Children Community Services for Children (CSC) is preparing a new Infant/Toddler & Family Center on its campus in East Allentown. The Center will provide a unique therapeutic nursery for children who have suffered abuse or neglect, generally related to parental drug or alcohol abuse. Operations for the center are […]

Paula Margraf, Executive Vice President of CSC and Director of Head Start/Early Head Start of the Lehigh Valley, recently joined the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Head Start Association (PHSA). PHSA represents the interests of all the children and families enrolled or eligible for Head Start, especially providing education to legislators about the importance […]

Cat in the Hat Returns Dr. Seuss never fails to amuse our youngsters in Head Start! And thanks to more than 40 community volunteers, smiles were wide when we celebrated the ol’ cat’s b-day March 2nd. “Reading to children is essential to building literacy,” said Jane Ervin, CEO. “And community volunteers coming into the classroom […]

Integrated Approaches to Autism Intervention, part 1 Friday, April 9, 2010 8:30 am – noon CSC Donley Campus Training Institute 1520 Hanover Ave Allentown Speakers: Anita Elsberry, OTR/L, Pediatric Occupational Therapist and Carol Walck, MC CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist $30/person Act 48 credits available Integrated Approaches to Autism Intervention, part 2 Friday, May 7, 2010 […]