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Parent, Family & Community Engagement

Raising the next generation is a shared responsibility. When families, communities and schools work together, students are more successful and the entire community benefits. In Head Start/Early Head Start Parent, Family and Community Engagement (PF&CE) describes what families do at home and in the community to support their children's learning and development. It also encompasses the shared partnership and responsibility between home and school.

At the Leaguers, Inc., we understand that such engagement is essential for school readiness, therefore the staff participates in a process of collaborative partnership-building with parents to establish mutual trust and identify family goals, strengths, and necessary services and other supports.

The Leaguers, Inc. Head Start provides a variety of opportunities for interaction with parents throughout the year. All interactions with families, whether formal or informal, are respectful of each family’s diversity and cultural and ethnic background. The following are some initiatives and services that were developed to respond to the needs of the families in our program and to highlight their strengths:

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Male engagement Services
Parent engagement/parenting skills course

Leadership opportunities- Parent Committee and Policy Council
School Readiness Leadership Committee

Health Advisor Committee
International Latch-On initiative

Asset Building/ Financial literacy
Access to community resources/partnerships

Who We Are

The Leaguers, Inc. was founded in 1943 and is the oldest incorporated African American social service agency in the state. Today, The Leaguers, Inc. is a multi-cultural program servicing over 1,700 families a year providing high-quality early Childhood Education in Newark, Irvington, Roselle, and Elizabeth.

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This website is supported by Grant Number 02HP000592, and 02CH011889 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of The Leaguers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.