To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Proclaim October 2025 as Head Start Awareness Month
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution declaring October 2025 as Head Start Awareness Month on its 60th Anniversary.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact from this action.
BACKGROUND:
October is Head Start Awareness Month and this year also marks Head Start's 60th anniversary.
Launched in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Head Start was built on the simple yet powerful belief that every child, no matter their background, deserves the opportunity to succeed.
Since then, Head Start has impacted the life circumstances of more than 40 million children and families nationally through improving health, preparation for kindergarten, and the likelihood of graduating high school and going on to post-secondary education.
Across the country, Head Start programs and supporters have been celebrating the 60th anniversary throughout 2025. In Contra Costa County, we are celebrating it along with Head Start Awareness Month in October.
For Contra Costa County, the Employment and Human Services Department's Community Services Bureau is the Head Start grantee. Originally receiving a Head Start grant in 1965, we opened our first centers in 1966 and have been serving children ever since.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
No recognition of Head Start Awareness Month.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This resolution supports all five of Contra Costa County's community outcomes: (1)"Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families".
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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