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We are now enrolling for the 2017-18 preschool year.
CALL TODAY TO ENROLL: (216) 589-9922
All of our centers are four-and-five star rated by the State of Ohio’s Step Up to Quality initiative and are certified by PRE4CLE, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s quality preschool initiative.
To learn more about the talented team members that lead the Head Start Centers click here.

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HEAP Office Relocates

2016-2017 Report to the Community

We’re happy to share what we’re doing with the community! Find out about our programs, partnerships and community impact. In this report, we featured our clients and their stories.

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We Invest in People

We’ll meet with you to address any immediate needs then identify some life goals. Do you want to enroll your child in preschool to get him or her on a path to success early in life? Are you unemployed and looking for a job? Do you want to go back to school to get a college degree? Are you having trouble paying the bills and making ends meet? Whatever your challenges are, we will work with you on solutions.

Council Launches Friendship through Reading Program

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Thoughts From the CEO

The Council for Economic Opportunities’ President and CEO, Dr. Jacklyn A. Chisholm, has the honor of meeting a lot of Clevelanders. Now, she’s sharing the stories she’s hearing from them with you! Check out her new blog, where she’ll share her experiences with clients, partners and others in Greater Cleveland.

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We Nurture Success

We provide health + dental screenings, emphasize the importance of nutrition + exercise, promote family engagement, teach new skills and will work with you to sharpen key abilities. We offer free workshops on topics from managing time better to improving self-esteem. We will encourage you to walk taller and prepare you to get the job you are seeking. We instill confidence, you can do it!

We Transform Lives

We are teachers, family development specialists, job coaches, case managers, nutritionists, program monitors and school bus drivers. We are someone to talk with and share your dreams. We hope to inspire you, and we are rooting for your success. Take the first step today, and meet with a family development specialist to discover how, together, we can develop your plan for a brighter future so that all of Greater Cleveland succeeds, one very important person at a time (that’s YOU).

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CHECK OUT DR. JACKLYN A. CHISHOLM'S NEW BLOG

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JOB BOARD - Week of May 21st, 2018

Enroll your child in Head Start for the 2017-2018 school year. Apply online now, or call (216) 589-9922. Give your child a Head Start today.

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Check out what's coming up:

Click on the workshop to find out more. Then, make an appointment at one of our Neighborhood Opportunity Centers to register and to learn more about what the Council can offer you on your path to a better life. Take the first step with us today.

April 24 : One Day Job Placement Workshop

April 24: One-Day Menorah Park Hiring Event

April 25: Anger Management Workshop

April 26 : Parenting Workshop

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Stories of Progress + Success

CEOGC shares 2016-2017 Report to the Community

Head Start students at Carl B. Stokes kick off the school year with a song!

Dr. Wilson discusses the Council's initiatives on "Ideas"

Construction will begin soon on a certified outdoor classroom

Dr. Thea Wilson is featured on WKYC's "We The People"

Dr. Chisholm shares success story at national Head Start conference

Crain's selected the Council's Dr. Thea Wilson as a 2017 Educator to Watch

Dr. Chisholm welcomes Sen. Brown (D-OH) to Head Start Center

Council joins esteemed panel at Ideastream

The Council's 2015-16 Report to the Community

Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams reads to Head Start students

Students look in awe at Dr. Chisholm's gown and hood.

Dr. Jacklyn Chisholm talks to WKYC's Russ Mitchell.

The Rock Hall's education team performed for the Toddler Rock finale

Head Start Alumna Natoya Walker Minor Heads Up Cleveland Public Affairs

WKYC features Dr. Chisholm reading at Union Miles open house.

Ava can't stop smiling as she crawls through a tube at the Fit You! event

Mikhail loves paper airplanes & wants to be a pilot when he grows up.

Nailys & Kaybence giggle over the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Local Fathers ball out for Hoop It Up event

As the NBA playoffs garner energy across the city of Cleveland, the beloved Cavaliers aren't the only ones playing basketball. On Friday, CEOGC's Willard Head Start Center held its 2nd annual "Hoop It Up" event for students and staff, inviting a host of fathers and...

Family Fun Day at Outwaithe HS Center brings smiles to students and families

Step into the gym at CEOGC's Outhwaite Head Start Center and you'll see all smiles. It's a celebratory time as today commenced the beginning of "Family Fun Day" events, which will continue throughout the next few weeks at each of CEOGC's 13 Head Start locations as...

Leader of National Head Start Association Celebrates CEOGC’s Success

This week, CEOGC welcomed Executive Director of the National Head Start Association, Yasmina Vinci, to Cleveland to celebrate the success of the Community Action Agency and its Head Start Program. During her visit, Vinci visited CEOGC’s main...

CEOGC teams up with Google to help students, job seekers

CEOGC is partnering with Google to bring FREE digital skills training to Ohioans. It's part of the Grow with Google event coming up on May 11 at the TRI-C Hospitality Management Center. CEOGC, Google and other community agencies are putting on a full-day event to help...