Sponsor a Community Action Head Start Baby-Toddler Class to Invest in Community
Community Action (communityactionatwork.org) Head Start is inviting community members and groups to sponsor a baby/toddler classroom to help invest in the future of children in the Lincoln area. Individual or combined sponsorship in the amount of $2,500 provides the necessary supplies and resources teachers need to support the development of enrolled children—everything from classroom supplies to diapers and baby bottles—for a year. Sponsors also receive a recognition plaque placed outside the classroom of their choosing.
Community Action has been welcoming children and families from at-risk backgrounds into its Head Start early childhood education programs in Lincoln for more than 55 years. Enrolled children live at or below 100% of poverty level ($26,500 annually for a family of four), and many face additional challenges such as homelessness or disability. Community Action provides these young children with opportunities to learn and grow all year long in preparation for kindergarten and beyond. Their center-based programs respond to a critical local need for high-quality, affordable, full-day early childhood education services—but to accomplish this work, community support is critical.
“The children and families participating in Community Action Head Start work alongside program staff to build skills and create opportunities for success in school and in life,” said Early Head Start and Head Start Director Jill Bomberger. “We’re so thankful to be part of such a generous community. Continued support from community members is essential to this work’s success, and therefore the success of the children and families we serve.”
For more information about Community Action Head Start classroom sponsorship, contact Heather Loughman at (402) 875-9339 or hloughman@communityactionatwork.org. To learn more about the nonprofit organization, visit communityactionatwork.org.