What We Do
Klamath Family Head Start (KFHS) was established in 1980, and currently serves over 399 children and their families in Klamath and Lake counties each year. We provide a safe, creative and healthy learning atmosphere, and support social-emotional learning and skill development. Because we believe success begins at home, we also offer additional support (including parenting classes and educational opportunities) for program parents and families.
We offer vision, speech, mental health, nutrition, and social service screenings, and promote the importance of dental and medical exams for our students – we aim to facilitate a lifetime of health and learning with the families we serve, while meeting our community’s needs and celebrating its unique ethnic and cultural characteristics.
We receive our program funding through the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start, and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE).
About Head Start Services
Head Start was formed in 1965 and is the nation’s largest early childhood education program, and serves nearly one million low-income children and families each year. Through Head Start, we are able to provide educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and families in our local community.
Our Vision
A thriving community of resilient, safe, healthy, economically secure, and school-ready individuals.
Our Mission
To encourage, educate, and empower every child and family we serve to prepare them for lifelong success.
Our Values
Our first priority is to keep children safe and give them a stable and supportive learning environment. We strive to provide an environment in which every staff member, child, and family we serve regardless of background or ability feels welcome, safe, respected, and important.
We use innovative approaches to individualize education and support holistic development of the children and families we serve. We commit daily to providing a positive, creative and inspiring environment that creates a love of learning and builds on the interests and strengths of individuals to develop their knowledge, skills, and resiliency for school readiness and lifelong success. We honor the family as the child’s most important teacher by engaging families in all aspects of the program.
We believe in our children, our families, our cooeagues, and our community and assume the best of people, knowing that every person has their own challenges in life. We see ourselves in the families we serve, recognizing the common obsticles and struggles we all face in working and raising a family. We empower families with the tools and resources they need to thrive through our growing network of strong community partnerships.
We exemplify professionalism, competence, and integrity through the services we provide, the attitude we bring, and the relationships we build. We are well-trained and dedicated to ensuring all our children are prepared to enter elemetary school. We are confident that when we do our best work, we can have a real and lasting impact.
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We provide services in Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Bonanza, and Merrill.