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Community Needs Assessment 2022


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Serving The Cities of Moneta, Goodview, Lynchburg, Madison Heights, Bedford, Amherst, Big Island, Huddleston and Goode, Virginia

Do you qualify?

Eligibility for the Head Start program is determined by household income. Families must be at or below 100% poverty level or have special circumstances to qualify. If you want to check your eligibility contact Kim English at [email protected] or call (434)849-7542.

2022 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


Persons in family/household Poverty guideline


1 -$13,590

2 -$18,310

3 -$23,030

4 -$27,750

5 -$32,470

6 -$37,190

7 -$41,910

8 -$46,630


For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $4,720 for each additional person.

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With primary funding from the Office of Head Start, Our program targets children ages 3-5 and their families in an effort to build kindergarten readiness skills and help families increase equity to be ready to start school successfully.

Education Services

Educating children ages 3-5, our program we have both center-based classrooms and home-based mobile classrooms to meet the needs of families

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Family Services

Offering a variety of family services including advocacy, engagement, fatherhood initiatives, family resources, and intensive services.

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Community Resources 

Click below to find resources that can help your family in Amherst, Bedford, or Lynchburg

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I'm so glad I got to learn more information and learn how to support my child as she grow

Parent in the summer program 2021

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Building Equity, One Child, and One Family at a time.

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