About Us
The WV Head Start Collaboration Office (HSSCO) is charged with facilitating and enhancing coordination and collaboration between Head Start/Early Head Start agencies and other state and local entities that provide comprehensive services designed to benefit low-income children from birth to age five and their families, as well as pregnant women.
The WV Head Start Collaboration Office focuses on ten specific priority areas:
- Health Care services
- Homelessness
- Welfare
- Child Welfare
- Child Care Services
- Family Literacy
- Disabilities
- Community Services
- Education
- Professional Development
In addition, The WV Head Start Collaboration Office provides an essential single point of contact for both State agencies and local programs, informing stakeholders of current services, policies, and initiatives and including them in identifying opportunities for improvement. By working with the State Head Start Association and the Head Start/Early Head Start community, the HSSCO continues to enhance partnerships and mutually-developed agendas with the numerous agencies, organizations, foundations, and leaders involved in designated priority areas in support of low-income families.
