During Head Start Awareness Month, we celebrate the historical roots, current impact, and lasting legacy of a program that has advanced opportunity for 60 years.
Head Start began in 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, offering children from income-eligible families access to education, nutrition, and health services. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as National Head Start Awareness Month, recognizing the program’s enduring role in strengthening children, families, and communities across the nation.
Share what Head Start means to you and see how others are celebrating the program’s impact using #HeadStartAwareness! go.nhsa.org/HSAM
