Congressman Bill Johnson visits Lawrence County Head Start Center

Posted by Julie Stone on August 15, 2011 under News | Be the First to Comment

On August 9^th, Congressman Bill Johnson visited one of Lawrence County Early Childhood Academy’s (Head Start/Early Head Start) eleven sites, Ohio University Southern Child Development Center.  He met with Head Start program managers, parent Sarah Wilson, Barbara Haxton, Executive Director of the Ohio Head Start Association, and D.R. Gossett, Executive Director of the Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action.  The parent delivered a powerful message about how her child has benefited from the Early Head Start program and about the significant impact Early Head Start has made on her son’s developmental progress.  The Congressman expressed a deep interest in and support for the program and shared that he knows Head Start is a viable and needed program.  He further indicated that he understands the significance of maintaining the funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs is for the future of our most vulnerable children.