Homeless Mom Gets the Help She Needs

Following is a letter from a mother of three who’s children were enrolled in Community Action Wayne/Medina’s Head Start and Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) funded programs. It tells of the struggles this family endured and how Community Action helped improve their lives.       For more information about Community Action programs in your area, visit www.oacaa.org. Note, not all …

Stay-at-Home Mom Improves Life for Her and Her Kids Thanks to Community Action

Charity was a stay-at-home mom with three young children who was feeling frustrated about some of her past decisions and not being able to provide for her family the way she needed to. She knew that she wanted more out of life for her and her children and wanted to be a good example for them. Her two youngest children …

Child Goes from Unable to Communicate to Top of Kindergarten Class

When Tristan’s parents brought him to Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission for Head Start pre-school classes he was three years old and the staff was unable to understand one word that he tried to speak. He was administered the National Reporting System (NRS) Assessment Test, which is a standardized assessment for Head Start students instituted by the federal government to demonstrate …