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Contra Costa County Resident Wins National Award |
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During the past year, the National Head Start Association sponsored a nation-wide competition to honor a Head Start parent who best demonstrated how his/her life was helped by the Head Start program.
As a single parent, she says she benefited as much, if not more, than her daughter. Today, she is a successful optician. Flanking Marianne are: Tony Colón, Executive Director of Contra Costa County's Community Services Department and Vice-President of Region IX Head Start Association, and Dr. Pat Stroh, Program Services Director of Contra Costa County's Community Services Department and President of California Head Start Association. |
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HEAD START OFFICERS ELECTED |
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newly elected Policy Council Officers for the Oct. 2002 - Sept.
2003 term did a wonderful job at their first official group meeting
on October 17 in Concord. New, or re-elected, site representatives
were also in attendance.
Chairperson Jennifer Babbini is wearing a
"necklace" of paper clips, which Policy Council members
linked together, to represent teamwork for the coming year.
The newly elected Policy Council Officers are:
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GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY A BIG SUCCESS! |
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Distinguished speakers included: Tony Colón - Community Services Department
Director
For over four years, Tony Colón, Community Services Director and Dr. Pat Stroh, Family & Children's Services Director, have wanted to expand the Maritime and Powers Child Development/Head Start Centers in Richmond with a new state-of-the-art facility. An opportunity to obtain additional federal Head Start funds came in 2000. The Community Services Department staff worked quickly and diligently with the Board of Supervisors, the County Administrator's Office and the General Services Department, to work on the grant application, which needed to include blueprints and estimated costs, and, all in a very short time-frame! They succeeded in acquiring the additional federal funds to replace both centers with a brand new center. The County was awarded a record $5.5 million dollars to build this facility for 280 children, as part of the "Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park." Originally, the two buildings had been built to serve children of mothers who went to work building ships during World War II. The new two-story facility will have ten classrooms and over 20,000 square feet. All ten classrooms will be large with high ceilings and lots of windows for natural light. Some classrooms will even have individual patios. The first floor will have a conference room/community center that can be used for department and community events. The entire second floor of the building will be devoted to staff and parent activities, including staff offices, a break room with a kitchen, a resource library, and other amenities. Photos of the Groundbreaking Ceremony Pat
Stroh, FACS Director, Congressman George Miller |
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FEATURED IN CALIFORNIA COUNTY MAGAZINE |
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Contra Costa County's award-winning Community Services Department (CSD) was the cover story in the July/August 2002 issue of California County Magazine. The article featured examples of how Tony Colón, CSD's Executive Director, and Pat Stroh, Family and Children's Services Director, have successfully revitalized the department over the past five years. CSD's administration and on-going implementation of Head Start have garnered admiration from other Head Start agencies nationwide. In April, 2002, CSD was awarded the prestigious Program of Achievement Award from the National Head Start Association. CSD was the first Head Start agency in California, and only the second in the region, to receive this award. Currently, the dynamic, innovative department leaders are sharing their expertise with other organizations. Tony Colón is also Vice-President of Region IX Head Start Association and Dr. Pat Stroh is also President of the California Head Start Association. Other Awards/Special Recognition
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WILDA DAVISSON, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR |
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For the first time ever, the California Head Start Association (CHSA) selected an Administrator of the Year, CSD Assistant Director Wilda Davisson, who was honored at CHSA's 4th Annual Conference in San Diego. Ms. Davisson has been a part of Head Start since its inception in 1965 when she was a Head Start Teacher. Ms. Davisson holds a Master's Degree in Education Administration. |
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Marianne
Rowen (center) won the "NHSA 2002 Beating the odds"
award in December 2002. She is the first Californian to win this
prestigious award, and we're so proud that she's from Contra Costa
County's Head Start program. She served as Head Start Policy Council
Chairperson 1999-2001.
On
Monday, August 26, 2002, Contra Costa County's Community Services
Department hosted the official Groundbreaking ceremony for a new
Child Development/Head Start Center in Richmond, CA. About a hundred
and fifty people attended, including Mayor Irma Anderson of Richmond,
members of the Board of Supervisors, members of the State and
Federal Congress, staff, neighbors, parents, and many others.