Organization: GADSDEN ETOWAH COUNTY PROGRESS COUNCIL
Mission: THE GADSDEN/ETOWAH COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAM WILL NURTURE AND ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE COUNCIL PROVIDES A SAFE AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT WHILE MOLDING YOUNG MINDS FOR FUTURE LEARNING. THE COUNCIL STRIVES TO DEVELOP WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM AND WHO WILL BECOME VALUABLE AND PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
Activities: HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM: THE GADSDEN-ETOWAH COUNTY PROGRESS COUNCIL NURTURED AND ADVOCATED FOR 508 CHILDREN AND APPROXIMATELY 548 FAMILIES THROUGH THE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS. THE COUNCIL PROVIDED A SAFE AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT, USING A CREATIVE CURRICULUM TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE TO THE CHILDREN WE SERVE, PREPARING THEM FOR THE NEXT LEVEL OF LEARNING. THE COUNCIL STROVE TO DEVELOP WELL-ROUNDED, LIFE-LONG INDIVIDUALS WITH POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM THAT WILL BECOME VALUABLE AND PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY UTILIZING ALL OF OUR SERVICE AREAS: HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND PARENT-FAMILY-COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM: DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 424 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS WERE SERVED HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS SNACKS AND LUNCH THROUGH ASSISTANCE FROM USDA'S CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition