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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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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 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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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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JOB BOARD - Week of April 16, 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 14 : Minority Health Fair

April 17 : Job Readiness Workshop

April 18 : Minority Health Fair

April 24 : One Day Job Placement Workshop

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

Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Visits CEOGC Head Start Center

Richard Cordray, a democrat running for Governor of Ohio, was greeted by dozens of smiling preschoolers on Wednesday, as he visited CEOGC's Buckeye Head Start center in Cleveland. Cordray read a Dr. Suess book about eyes to the students, then talked to them about...

CEOGC Partners with Alpha Packaging for Hiring Event

The Council for Economic Opportunities is teaming up with Alpha Packaging for a one-day hiring event on Thursday, March 29 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Central Neighborhood Opportunity Center located at 1801 Superior Ave., Suite 400 in Cleveland. Participants are...

RFP – Legal Services

This request for proposal (RFP) is to contract for legal services to be provided to the Board of Directors of the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland (CEOGC), for the period (Date of contract award) May 1, 2018 to December January 31, 2020. To read...

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