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History of Two Rivers Head Start Agency THEN... In August
1965, a county-wide group was
incorporated as the Kane County Council of Economic Opportunity
following the enactment of a Federal law establishing the Office of Economic
Opportunity. The goals of the Kane County Council were stated as follows:
Following
the Federal Re-enactment Legislation in 1975, which replaced the Office of
Economic Opportunity with the Community Services Administration, the name of
the organization was changed to the Kane County Community Action Agency. From
1975-1978, KCCAA administered emergency energy programs in DeKalb County and
co-administered those programs with Hope, Inc., in DuPage County. Because of
the expansion beyond Kane County, the By-laws and Charter of the organization
were amended in 1978, and the agency became known as PLUS, Inc., an acronym
for "Programming for Low-Income and Urban Services." Programming
included Head Start, Housing, Counseling, Emergency Services, Energy
Assistance, Senior Citizen Programming, Neighborhood Community Services,
Referral, Outreach, and Transportation Services. When the
Community Services Administration was dissolved, the major funding sources
for P.L.U.S, Inc. became the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and
Community Affairs (CSBG and Weatherization), the Regional Transit Authority
(PACE) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (Head
Start). The
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program provided direct client
assistance through information and referral services, community resources
identification and coordination of services, i.e., housing, health,
nutrition, and emergency assistance. In addition, the Agency distributed food
commodities to low-income families and implemented the Work Experience
Program for Public Aid recipients. The Head
Start Program provided an opportunity to provide early childhood education,
development, and motivation to the economically disadvantaged. The
requirements of parent involvement, in-service training for teachers, and
teacher-aides in the program were additional educational enhancements. On
December 17th, 1986, the Agency filed for Articles of Amendment to the
Articles of Incorporation of PLUS, Inc., thereby changing the name of
P.L.U.S., Inc., to Two Rivers Head Start Agency. ...AND NOW Since
that date, Two Rivers has operated the Community Services Block Grant, CSBG,
funded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, and the
Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, funded by the Department of Health
and Human Services. Still teaching kids and serving the community…
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