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Our
new Parent Ambassadors for 2016-17; Jodi Helmandollar, Dana Gwinn, and
Felicia Watson.
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Council on Rural Services
Parent
Ambassadors Named
Council on Rural Services (CORS) is pleased announce that three of our
Head Start parents have been named to the Ohio Head Start Parent
Ambassador program. Chosen are Dana Gwinn, Jodi
Helmandollar, and Felicia Watson.
Liz Schoonover, Early Childhood Director said, “I am beyond proud to
have three parents from CORS Head Start and Early Head Start programs
participating in the Ohio Head Start Association Inc. (OHSAI) Parent
Ambassador Program this coming year. Each parent has been active
in advocating for their children locally. Each parent has a
unique story to tell. Each parent has a success to be proud
of. I am honored that I will be accompanying three of our finest
parents to Capitol Hill during the National Head Start Winter
Leadership Institute in January 2017.”
These three Head Start representatives will participate in a year-long
parent advocacy and leadership training by attending the OHSAI meetings
bi-monthly. These trainings are focused to teach the parents to
be an advocate for Head Start on a local level as well as the state and
national level. The Ambassadors will complete over 60 hours of
trainings on a wide variety of topics some of which include:
self-awareness where they will learn to see their own strengths and
capabilities and how to use them, There will also be discussions of
speaking publicly, helping them to identify their own story and to put
it in a short and meaningful delivery. They will learn about protocol
for visiting the US Congressional Offices in preparation for the
Leadership Institute and visiting their local US Congressional and
Senate Offices.
Watch for more information as we keep you updated on their progress and
visit in January to Washington DC.
For more information about the services of Council on Rural you can
call 937-778-5220, check our Web site at
www.councilonruralservices.org or “like” our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/councilonruralservices
Council on Rural Services provides education, support, and volunteer
services through Kids Learning Place™, Head Start, Early Head Start,
Gateway Youth Programs, Achievement Center for Educational Success
(ACES) and Community Connectors in their 9 county service area.
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