Introduction

Coastal Georgia Area Community Action Authority, Inc. is a non-profit community action agency. Community Action Agencies were established under President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty”. The agency’s primary funding sources are federal and state grants, including local contributions, and support from organizations such as the United Way.

The Pre-K /Head Start and Early Head Start programs are committed to providing services to children and families as a means to improve their quality of life. Pre-K /Head Start and Early Head Start programs promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to children and families. Pre-K/Head Start and Early Head Start engages parents in their children's learning and helps them in making progress towards their educational, literacy and employment goals. Significant emphasis is placed on the involvement of parents in the administration of local Pre-K/Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

Through your cooperation with the Pre-K/Head Start and Early Head Start programs, we will continue to succeed in the positive development of preschool children and the empowerment of families throughout our communities.

MISSION STATEMENT

Coastal Georgia Area Community Action Authority, Inc. promotes selfsufficiency and will strive to improve the quality of life in families through education, training, comprehensive services and advocacy.

PHILOSOPHY

A child can benefit more from a comprehensive interdisciplinary program to foster development and remedy problems as expressed in a broad range of services. The child’s entire family, as well as the community, must be involved.

The family is viewed as the most importance influence in a child’s life. The Pre-K/Head Start and Early Head Start environment will provide the children the opportunity to develop to their maximum potential.

All children possess special gifts; they just unwrap them at different times.