PPS Head Start nurses, along with volunteers from Dental3, provided free dental screenings for 3 to 5 year old Head Start students outside the Sacajawea site on Tuesday, and will be stopping by the other eight Head Start sites within the next week. (📸Beth Conyers)

We hope you can tune in tomorrow evening for Communities of Color: COVID Vaccine Panel Conversation. Details below about this important discussion. Many thanks to Coalition of Communities of Color Multnomah County, OR.

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Try to get outside for some playtime today!🐼 National Zoo

PPS Head Start parents! Join us tomorrow night for an informational night about Kindergarten! Click the link below to join us from 5-6:30 for a live broadcast with Q&A opportunities. youtube.com/.../UCmT9Z1Cw7… *Interpretation available!

#HeadStart programs around the country are celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth. One teacher in Florida shared that her class has been learning all about Madam CJ Walker and Rosa Parks. What is your class doing to celebrate Black history?

Update for Friday: Due to forecasted snow and ice in the metro area, all PPS buildings will be closed, and meal pickup will not be available. Online Comprehensive Distance Learning will continue as scheduled for students and teachers. More details: bit.ly/3peIpUL

Happy Lunar New Year!

It can be challenging raising children during a pandemic. At our Empowered Parents & Families webinar this Wednesday, we want to give you the support you need to empower yourself and your family. We hope you can join us Feb. 16 at 7:00pm ET: bit.ly/3nM4Obf

Happy #RandomActsofKindnessDay! Head Start programs provide children with safe and nurturing settings to grow up healthy and happy. Learn more: buff.ly/3tNnbRn

Today we started Limited In Person Instruction in PPS Head Start! We were so excited to welcome our little seeds at Clarendon! Our preschoolers were SO happy to be at school! 💙💚💙💚 PPSHeadStart Portland Public Schools

Clarendon LIPI team!!❤️ 1st day of Limited In Person Instruction, we did it! Great job everyone! ✨ “Together we are PPS Head Start” ✨ PPSHeadStart Portland Public Schools

Open for Fall 2021 enrollment now! Click the link to apply for FREE preschool for your 3-5 year old! pps.net/domain/4963

Head Start needs you! The country’s most vulnerable children may be left out of new #ECE expansions without steadfast advocates. Let Congress know Head Start must be at the forefront of all conversations involving child care and early learning. nhsa.org/unite

Check out the Young Parents Virtual Resource Fair! squirespdx.wixsite.com/pdxtpf/copy-of… #squirespdx

Parents: Slow the spread of #COVID19 at camp. Get eligible kids fully vaccinated before camp. Kids not fully vaccinated should #WearAMask indoors. Outdoors, in areas w/ high #'s of cases, mask in crowded spaces or when in sustained close contact. More: bit.ly/3cBAWIS.

"I know that my life changed because of #HeadStart, and for so many others, Head Start is making an investment in children, families, and communities." The The White House's new blog features Dr. Futrell (@OHS_Director)! #HeadStartForward #UniteForHeadStart whitehouse.gov/ppo/briefing-r…

UPDATE: Everyone ages 18 years and older is eligible for a #COVID19 booster shot. You may get your booster 6 months after you’re fully vaccinated with a 2-dose vaccine & 2 months after you’re fully vaccinated with a 1-dose vaccine. More: bit.ly/3mrK4Z5.