Head Start is a community-based program. Community partnerships are the hallmark of Head Start’s success; they represent strong and nurturing relationships between Head Start staff, families, and the community. Champaign County Head Start has developed many community partnerships throughout its service area to best utilize all resources available to children and families. We continually endeavor to strengthen our partnerships with community agencies. The collaboration of Champaign County Head Start with other agencies to provide a health and developmental screening is an example of our coordinated work within our community.
Champaign County Head Start recognizes that circumstances and environment at home greatly effect a child’s ability to succeed at school. We aim to help all families access the resources and services that they need to be successful. Champaign County community partners are identified below.
Champaign County Resources
Shelters and Domestic Violence
- Courage Connection
- Restoration Urban Ministries
- Austin’s Place
- Emergency Family Shelter (Regional Planning Commission)
Childcare and After School Programs
- Douglass Community Center
- Child Care Resource Center
- Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club
- Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Champaign County
- Rantoul Recreation Department
- Champaign and Urbana Park Districts
Immigration and Refugee Services
- East Central Illinois Refugee Center
- Latino Partnership
- District #116 and #4
- Cultivators
- Migrant Head Start
- Realidades
Pregnancy and Parenting Services
- Birthright of Champaign/Piatt Counties
- Carle Breastfeeding Clinic
- Pregnancy Resource Center
- Parent Wonders
- Healthy Families
- Eagle Academy
Employment Resources
- Parkland College Career Center
- Workforce Development Center – Adult/Youth/Dislocated Worker (Regional Planning Commission)
- Illinois Department of Employment Security
- Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- Community Elements
- University of Illinois Psychological Services Center
- Carle Pavilion
- Prairie Center Health Systems
- Recovery.org
- Urbana High School Health Care Center
- Individual Services and Support (Regional Planning Commission)
Health Resources
- Carle Clinic
- Presence Medical Center
- Promise Healthcare
- Christie Clinic
- Champaign County Safe Kids Coalition
- Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
- Champaign County Christian Health Center
- Head Start Health Services Advisory Committee
Foster Care Resources
- Center for Youth and Family Solutions
- Cunningham Children’s Home
- Lutheran Social Services
- Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
- Illini Christian Ministries
- Generations of Hope
- Champaign County CASA
Early Childhood Disability Resources
- Early Childhood 3 to 5 Principal’s Group
- CASE
- Developmental Services Center
- 0 to 3 Service Coordinating Council
- Birth to 6 Council
- Child and Family Connections
- Individual Services and Support (Regional Planning Commission)
Educational Resources
- Champaign/Urbana/Rantoul/Mahomet/Tolono Libraries
- Parkland College
- Urbana Adult Education Center
- University of Illinois
School Districts
- Champaign Schools Family Information Center
- Urbana Early Childhood Program
- Champaign Pre-K Program
- Regional Office of Education – Homeless Liaison
Legal and Economic Resources
- Land of Lincoln Legal Services
- University of Illinois College of Law Clinic
- Nava Debt Counseling
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Champaign County State’s Attorney
- Court Diversion (Regional Planning Commission)
Crisis Intervention Services
- Community Service Center of Northern Champaign County
- Crisis Nursery
- Emergency Family Shelter (Regional Planning Commission)
- Family Service of Champaign County
- Salvation Army
Food and Clothing Resources
- Common Ground Food Co-Op
- Empty Tomb
- Salt & Light
- Grace Lutheran Church Food Pantry
- Wesley Evening Food Pantry
- Goodwill
Housing and Energy Assistance Resources
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (Regional Planning Commission)
- Weatherization (Regional Planning Commission)
- Habitat for Humanity
- Tenant Union
- Champaign County Housing Authority
- Rental Assistance/Housing Advocacy/Shelter Plus Care/Homeless Prevention (Regional Planning Commission)
- Homeless Council of Champaign County
- United Way of Champaign County
- Illini Lodge #17
- Lincoln’s Challenge Academy