Project NOW’s Head Start program is back in Rural Illinois
After a nearly four-year hiatus Project NOW will be welcoming students to their new Head Start location in Aledo. The classrooms are located inside Community Bible Fellowship at 1109 SE 3rd Street.
Project NOW’s Head Start Director, Andrea Flannery, is excited to welcome 21 students to two new Head Start classrooms. “Project NOW Head Start has missed being able to serve Mercer County with a high-quality Head Start program and we are thankful for our partnership with Matt and Jeannie Ewing, of Community Bible Fellowship to allow us to again serve the great children and families in this area. Accessibility to high-quality early childhood education programs is critical to the success of every community and we are proud to be back in the business of improving communities across the counties we serve!”
Project NOW’s Executive Director, Dwight Ford, says the difference Head Start will make in the lives of children, families and communities is immense.
“It was my primary goal to reestablish Head Start in Aldeo three years ago this month, when I started as Executive Director and I am proud to say through a partnership with Community Bible Fellowship we have returned! Actually, when we first opened Head Start classes in Aledo, it was through a partnership with a local church, and we have come full circle to return a through partnership once again. Now we are ready to start making a meaningful and measurable difference in the lives of children and families in Aledo!”
Matt Ewing is the elder of the church and is looking forward to seeing children in his building. “The CBF Family is excited to see Project Now get started in our building. We feel that serving our community in as many capacities as possible is our calling, and this opportunity fits perfectly with our mission!”.
