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: to aid the disadvantaged of Kane County in influencing the social and political decision-making process; to assist Kane County's social agencies, units of government, and general public in coordination of anti-poverty activities and programs; and to provide agency funding and professional expertise and knowledge in combating the incidence of poverty in Kane County.

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.

Since that date, Two Rivers has operated the Community Services Block Grant, CSBG, funded by the Illinois Department of Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and the Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.