2018-2019 Head Start Recruitment

Give your child a Head Start in life! The KCEOC Child Development Program is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Head Start Program year.

View the flyer below for more information. You may contact the county you live in by the phone number listed below for more information.

2018 Proposed CSBG Budget Cuts

For the second year, the Trump Administration proposes to eliminate all funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), threatening the existence of about 1,000 local Community Action Agencies (CAAs) that serve about 16 million low-income people every year in 99 percent of the counties in the United States.

David Bradley, CEO of National Community Action Foundation, which represents Community Action Agencies said this: "Cutting CSBG, flexible local dollars that create opportunity for 16 million people across the country, a program with bipartisan support in Congress, abandons every community in America and burdens local communities. Congress, Republicans and Democrats in both the House and the Senate, will not accept this cut."

KCEOC Community Action Partnership is overseen by a governing board that represents public and private stakeholders and low-income community residents. Each year KCEOC helps over 6,000 low-income individuals and families in our service region in Southeastern KY. Our mission is fighting poverty and promoting self-sufficiency at the community level. We respond to short-term crises that can topple a working family into poverty, and address chronic conditions that can trap multiple generations in dependency.

The Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate funding for the Community Services Block Grant would have a devastating impact on local Community Action Agencies and the 16 million low-income people they serve every year. We urge Congress to reject this proposal and instead invest in proven programs like CSBG that are making a real difference in communities across the country.

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KCEOC uses our CSBG grant to develop extensive community partnerships, identify pressing local needs, and mobilize public and private resources to meet those needs. Some of the KCEOC programs supported by the CSBG grant are the Emergency Support Center (homeless shelter), Homeownership Programs, Homeowner Rehabilitation, Emergency Services, Employment Assistance and Training, Employment Youth Services, Economic Development and Housing Counseling.

Ann Blakely, a participant in the Homeownership Program, said, “This program has changed my life forever. With my age and health it is harder to get around. Now my house is handicap accessible, so I don’t worry about the future, and I can stay warm and cool. I now have a home with a floor and running water. I can now lay my head to rest at night knowing I am safe and have a stable roof over her head.” Without the CSBG grant KCEOC would not be able to give a new start to Ann, and so many others, who have had their life changed through these programs. Without the CSBG grant KCEOC will no longer have the means to operate and offer these critical programs to the community.

Paul D. Dole, President/CEO of KCEOC Community Action Partnership, stated, “Community Action Block Grant is the only locally controlled and flexible funding available to change people’s lives and allows people to help themselves.”