BBCF Head Start
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) Head Start Program operates five Head Start Center for children ages 3-5, located in four Black Belt counties (Choctaw, Dallas, Marengo, and Wilcox) serving 307 children annually. With a budget of $4 million dollars and a staff of over 70 personnel, BBCF Head Start is one of the premiere early childhood educational programs in the state.
[BBCF Head Start operates 5 Centers in 4 Black Belt Counties]
BBCF Head Start has built a diverse coalition of low-income parents, social service agencies, and school districts to create a world-class Head Start program which helps parents, and their children, escape the cycle of poverty.
BBCF Head Start promotes school readiness skills by utilizing the most effective and innovative curricula. A developmentally appropriate educational program for our children is composed of both concrete and abstract experiences providing knowledge of themselves and the world around them. Parents are involved throughout the program by volunteering with activities, serving on policy council and parent boards, participating in trainings and workshops that help the family structure to become more stabilized.
We include the males in our fatherhood initiative to provide a strong family structure. We embrace our service to the children and families because we are enabling them to succeed not just today but for a lifetime. Every day we assist families in gaining resources, ensuring that our youngest children have a solid foundation for life.
Children need to develop skills that enable them to be socially competent, intelligent, and self-assured individuals. BBCF Head Start is the one early childhood education organization that meets the total needs of each child, thereby ensuring that every child will have the same opportunity as his or her more advantaged peers to succeed in school and life. Our goals and objectives address the needs and demographics of families, promote the highest level of services possible, are culturally sensitive, and ensure that families and children leave Head Start with the desire to be lifelong learners and achievers.
Studies show that children who attend Head Start are more likely to graduate high school, attend college, and succeed in their careers. That’s the power of Head Start! #HappyBirthdayHeadStart birthday.nhsa.org
*Disclaimer as requested by the Office of Head Start as of January 31, 2025:
The Black Belt Community Foundation Head Start program is supported by Grant Number 04CH012170 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the Black Belt Community Foundation and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.