These partnerships establish solid and respectful connections with families and communities. The Head Start Program, the families served and the entire community thrive when Head Start is an integral component of advocacy for children and families. This ensures each enrolled family a supportive system to foster child development and the attainment of personal family goals. This area of the program assures parent participation in every aspect of Head Start . Head Start Parent Committees plan experiences and activities for themselves and their children.
Parents volunteer in the classroom and in the community.
Many parents become employed at Head Start , and receive training and support for continued education. Parent education and support reinforce the concept that the parent is the child's first teacher. Positive Men's Coalition PGHS-PMC Recognizing the need for a positive male presence in the lives of all children, Prince George's County Head Start 's Positive Men's Coalition seeks to attract positive male figures. Looking first at the Head Start family, then the community for volunteers who provide time, talents, and most of all, fatherly care. Not only is Head Start a function of the public school system in Prince George's County, it is also a federal government program serving nearly 1 million families per year.