Family Service - Upper Ohio Valley

To support nutrition services including nutritious meals, nutrition education and other appropriate nutrition services for older adults in order to maintain health, independence and quality of life.

Head start is a program of the united states department of health and human services that provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. The program's services and resources are designed to foster stable Family relationships, enhance children's physical and emotional well-being, and establish an environment to develop strong cognitive skills. The transition from preschool to elementary school imposes diverse developmental challenges that include requiring the children to engage successfully with their peers outside the Family network, adjust to the space of a classroom, and meet the expectations the school setting provides.

Lighthouse is designed to assist those seniors who have functional needs in their homes, but whose income or assets disqualify them from medicaid sevices. The lighthouse program provides support in four areas: personal care, mobility, nutrition, and housekeeping.