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Who We Are

Elevating The Head Start Community

Region 9 Head Start Association provides assistance to Head Start programs in Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Region to ensure their ongoing viability and vitality. Operating a high impact, community-driven Head Start program has become more complicated, more challenging — and more necessary than ever.

Region 9 Head Start currently serves more than 130,000 children and their families and encompasses the largest geographical area of any regional association.

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Upcoming Events

Site Directors Network

Site Directors Network

December 1, 2023

HR Network

HR Network

December 6, 2023

Directors Exchange Network

Directors Exchange Network

December 8, 2023

Facts about R9HSA and Head Start

153

Number of Agencies Served

$81,000

Scholarship Donations

2,000+

Registrations to 2020 Events

28,600

Number of Staff Served

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The Neighborhood of Life

By Niki Spears, Founder and Chief Culture Creator of Culture Cre8tion The Neighborhood of Life - A Thanksgiving Journey  Growing up in a small neighborhood in East Texas, I eagerly anticipated the holidays, and Thanksgiving was a time of great joy. It ...

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