[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E582]
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             CELEBRATING THE 57TH ANNIVERSARY OF HEAD START

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                          HON. JERRY McNERNEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2022

  Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing Head Start, a crucial program that celebrated its 57th 
anniversary this year.
  Since 1965, Head Start has promoted school readiness for children in 
economically disadvantaged families by offering educational, 
nutritional, health, and social services. Head Start has served more 
than 39 million children and their families in urban and rural areas in 
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. 
territories, including American Indian, Alaska Native, migrant and 
seasonal communities.
  Head Start works with and for the communities they serve to improve 
the lives of children from birth. Growing from an eight-week 
demonstration project, Head Start now includes full-day and year-round 
services, which more than one million children and their families 
benefit from each year. A key tenet of the program is that it be 
culturally responsive to the communities it serves, and that the 
communities have an investment in its success.
  The early education services and essential support offered by Head 
Start provides children the tools they need for future success. I ask 
my colleagues to join me in recognizing Head Start and its staff for 
their invaluable contributions over the past 57 years to building 
opportunities so that every child can thrive.

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