Audubon Area Community Services celebrated 60 years of the National Head Start program on Friday at Seven Hills Head Start, ...

During Friday's event, when asked how Head Start's elimination would affect Mississippi in particular, NIEER Senior Director and Founder Steven Barnett called the cut a "double hit" for the state, the ...

The program was launched 60 years ago by President Lyndon B. Johnson and serves hundreds of children in Marion and Polk counties.

In 2024, Gov. Tate Reeves signed a proclamation deeming October as Head Start Awareness Month, following in the footsteps of past President Ronald Reagan who declared October as National Head ...