[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 116 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1880]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    IN RECOGNITION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF NAPA SOLANO HEAD START

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                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2005

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues Mrs. 
Tauscher and Mr. Thompson of California and I rise today to recognize 
the tremendous contributions made to Napa and Solano Counties in 
California by Child Start, Inc. (CSI) as that organization celebrates 
its 40th anniversary. CSI is a single purpose child and family services 
agency that operates the Head Start program in this two-county region.
  Head Start began in Napa County in 1965, and in 1986 its cachment 
area expanded to include neighboring Solano County. In 2000, CSI was 
formally incorporated as the legal entity overseeing the Head Start 
programs.
  CSI strives to create partnerships with parents and public, private 
and corporate entities to promote social, economic and intellectual 
growth for families and to promote community change that values each 
child and family in their diversity and supports them with dignity, 
pride and compassion.
  The Head Start programs in the two-county area serve over 1,000 
children and their families. Their successful projects include central 
and home-based child development activities, children's literacy 
projects, an early childhood education program and Early Head Start.
  Early Head Start provides comprehensive services to pregnant women, 
infants and toddlers. The Therapeutic Child Care Center in Napa serves 
families in a center-based infant mental health model. Home-based 
services are provided in collaboration with Healthy Moms and Babies, 
Black Infant Health and Child Have, all very successful local programs.
  In March 2005 the National Head Start Association recognized CSI as 
one of the top 40 outstanding Head Start programs in the United States 
and in August 2005 the California Head Start Association presented CSI 
with a Distinguished Program Award.
  Mr. Speaker, CSI is an invaluable part of the social service network 
in Napa and Solano Counties and it is appropriate that we acknowledge 
CSI at this time for its many contributions to our communities.

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