SALISBURY-ROWAN COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY

HEAD START - THE SALISBURY-ROWAN COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY'S (SRCAA) HEAD START PROGRAM PROMOTES THE SCHOOL READINESS OF CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO 5 FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES BY ENHANCING THEIR COGNITIVE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SRCAA OPERATES TWENTY-ONE (21) EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS IN FIVE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES: ROWAN, DAVIDSON, MONTGOMERY, MOORE, AND STANLY. APPROXIMATELY 1,098 CHILDREN ARE SERVED BY SRCAA'S HEAD START PROGRAM EVERY YEAR. SRCAA ALSO PROVIDES EARLY HEAD START, WHICH SERVES INFANTS, TODDLERS, PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE INCOMES BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. HEAD START PROVIDES A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:-LANGUAGE AND LITERACY-COGNITION AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH-SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT-APPROACHES TO LEARNINGHEAD START PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO ENROLLED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDE HEALTH, NUTRITION, SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICES DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY BY FAMILY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. HEAD START SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO EACH CHILD AND FAMILY'S ETHNIC, CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC HERITAGE. HEAD START EMPHASIZES THE ROLE OF PARENTS AS THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER.SRCAA'S FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO OVER 800 PARENTS ANNUALLY. THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES THAT SUPPORT:-FAMILY WELL-BEING AND POSITIVE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS-FAMILIES AS LEARNERS AND LIFELONG EDUCATORS-FAMILIES AS ADVOCATES AND LEADERS

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT - A FEDERAL, ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM, SERVING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN ROWAN AND CABARRUS COUNTY TO OBTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN SUPPORT OF OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND INCOME MANAGEMENT.