Milestones and Achievements

    Selected in 1986 as one of 12 Head Start programs to serve on the National Head Start Cooperative Panel, which studied the effects of program services on former participants and their families.

    Awarded a Federal Research Family Service Center (Capital Park) grant in 1991 to serve as a "one-stop shop" where families could receive education, health, literacy, employability and skill development services. The Columbus Foundation awarded us $75,000 to assist in the remodeling of this facility.

    Selected in 1991 as one of 32 Head Start programs in the country to receive a Head Start/Public School Transition grant. This six-year project, Project Reach, was a collaboration between CDCFC and Columbus City Schools and had as its primary goal the successful transition of children from Head Start to public school, through the continuation of comprehensive Head Start services up to and including grade six.

    Collaborated with Children’s Hospital to locate a Community Pediatric and Adolescent Services Physician Care Center at our Capital Park site.

    Collaborated with The Ohio State University School of Psychology to provide specialized training in early childhood education and mental health to graduate students. This project was funded by the Office of Special Education.

    Selected in 1993 as one of 20 Head Start Programs to be awarded a national grant to serve homeless children and their families. This was in partnership with Faith Mission Homeless Shelter.

    Received a grant from Franklin County Department of Human Services in 1995 to provide Assistant Teacher training to former TANF recipients.

    Collaborated with The Ohio State University to open a clinic at Capital Park, replacing the Children’s Hospital CPAS clinic. This project was done jointly with the College of Nursing - Medical Center Outreach and the Department of Family Medicine.

    Selected by the Administration for Children and Families in 1996 as one of 40 Head Start Programs across the country to participate in a Head Start study entitled FACES (Family and Children Experiences Survey) which examined the impact of the services on participating families.

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