Build on a Responsive Community Assessment
The community assessment is a way to jumpstart the program planning process. Learn how the assessment helps Head Start programs provide key services to the children and families that need them.
These resources can help to build and strengthen partnerships with other community organizations to connect families to resources, support their interests and needs, and promote successful outcomes. Community Partnerships is one of the five program impact areas in the Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework that generate positive family outcomes.
The community assessment is a way to jumpstart the program planning process. Learn how the assessment helps Head Start programs provide key services to the children and families that need them.
Review the standards for developing community partnerships and coordinating with other early childhood programs through memoranda of understanding, quality rating and improvement systems, and data.
Watch this video for promising practices from a Head Start program for migrant families in San Luis Obispo, CA. Learn ways to foster strong relationships and partnerships between families and staff.
Explore ways to build on opportunities and meet challenges of strengthening the partnerships between Head Start and Early Head Start services and Community Action Agencies (CAA). Find out how to maximize resources and promote the best possible outcomes for families. Learn about strategies, tools, and resources for overcoming barriers to CAA collaboration and coordination.