Care Bags Provided

LCCAA Head Start distributed its first Care Bags of food items to all Head Start families November 30.

Using funding from the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Stability), the agency has rented space in south Elyria, hired temporary workers and purchased two vans.

Head Start Director Shauna Matelski, Ed.D. said Head Start typically provides thousands of meals every month to children enrolled in the agency’s centers, but the COVID-19 crisis has caused demand for food assistance to skyrocket.

“We know people are hurting and we have the ability and responsibility to support our families,” she said.

Each bag will contain a variety of foodstuffs intended to supply the family for as much as a month, depending on family size.

The next distribution will be the week of Dec. 14. Families will be notified of pick up times and delivery options by their Family Service Worker.