Area Community Services, Inc.

For a review of services rendered through all AACS programs, go to the 1997-98 Agency Leadership, Programs and Services Summary		Blue Ridge Institute Kentucky Home Page
Congratulations to the Audubon Area Head Start program, recipient of the prestigious... NHSA 1996-97 Program of Achievement, 1997-2000 designation Presented by the National Head Start Association Awarded May 27, 1997, Boston, Massachusetts One of only 16 such programs in the entire nation!

Audubon Area 1998-99 Annual Report, Part 1 | Available in Acrobat-readable format Audubon Area 1998-99 Annual Report, Part 2 | Available in Acrobat-readable format
Child Care Assistance Program — Audubon Area's largest program - providing $19 million in benefits... Serving 4,826 families and 1,570 providers in 34 western Kentucky counties		GRITS named "Region 3" Empower Kentucky Human Services Transportation agent
Child Development / Head Start	Head Start-Johnson & Johnson Fellows	Free To Grow Community Initiatives
Owensboro Stand For Children Page (NOTE: 230 kb page with 14 photos)	Hager Preschool Ground Breaking (NOTE: 150 kb page with 13 photos)	Audubon Family Development Grand Opening (NOTE: 95 kb page, 9 photos)
Community Services Programs	AACS Central Office, Themes, Fiscal	United States Senators, Representatives
Hon. William H. Natcher dedication	Family Preservation and Reunification	GRITS Transit System
Housing and Energy Programs	National Senior Corps Programs	AACS, Inc. Publications Page
Recommended Links | Other Web Sites	Commonwealth of Kentucky Page	Key AACS Staff Biographies
"Marketing" Page. Marketable Services: In large measure, the AACS does what the public wants and needs.
Kimberly-Clark FoustPlayPark 1998 National Head Start Association Corporate Award winning project.	Photos from the October 12-13, 1998 Board Development Retreat: File 1     |     File 2     |     File 3     |     Animated GIF files:   262k,   252k,   293k, respectively
Community Report Card 1997, Owensboro-Daviess County Published by the Hager Foundation and the Human Development Council AACS Strategic Directions Initiative, 1997-2002 Head Start "Phase IV" Mastering Change Initiative, 1995-98

Audubon Area is Western Kentucky's Child Care Assistance (CCAP) 34-county Service Agent

Other Child Care Assistance Program-related Links Audubon CCAP Offices, Regions, and Staff Child Care Maximum Rates by Kentucky Region Kentucky Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Kentucky Family Day Care Home Food Program Sponsors All the above links are also available through the CCAP page

Ronald A. Heifetz's great book: Leadership Without Easy Answers A review by Ron Logsdon

The Fifth Discipline   A distillation of Peter M. Senge's seminal work This is a summary of Ron Logsdon's “Fifth Discipline” distillations which were presented in the January through September 1996 monthly issues of The Curious Journal. This separate piece combines all of the nine parts (plus an added summary) into one single reference document

Kentucky Head Start Association (KHSA) Home Page Kentucky Head Start Web Site The AACS, Inc.has created a Web page for each Head Start grantee in Kentucky. Statewide inter-agency and internet e-mail as well as a ListServ will also be provided soon for all Kentucky Head Start grantees; the planning has begun. Temporarily, the Kentucky Head Start Association pages are posted at this site. The permanent address (coming soon) will be at:   www.khsa.org   Please make note. Kentucky Head Start Speaks | KHSA quarterly newsletter

New Head Start Performance Standards Announced

Kentucky Association for Community Action (KACA) Home Page

Statewide Service Summaries on Some CAA-provided Services

The 23 Community Action Agencies in Kentucky

Kentucky Poverty Locator Maps

KACA's domain name site is located at... www.kaca.org
Audubon Area's webmaster serves as webmaster for both of the KACA and KHSA associations' sites as well Audubon's.

National Association of Community Action Agencies Web Site

The National Association of Community Action Agencies (NACAA) Web site features NACAA's publications and reference material, including policy/issue reviews; professional/organizational development/membership services; and upcoming conferences and meetings. NACAA is the national association of more than 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAAs) in the United States.

National Head Start Association Web Site

The National Head Start Association (NHSA) Web site features NHSA's publications; policy/issue reviews; upcoming conferences and meetings schedule; professional, organizational development; and NHSA's membership support and services. NHSA is the national membership association representing children, families, staff and the more than 1,400 Head Start programs in the United States.

1998-99 AACS, Inc. Board Officers

Rev. Gregory L. Baize of Echols, Kentucky, was elected AACS, Inc. Board Chairman for 1998-99. Rev Baize is the assistant pastor of the Horse Branch Church of God and a director and counselor with Baize Christian Family Counseling. He formerly served as executive director of the Ohio County, Kentucky, Habitat for Humanity. Click the following link to connect with Rev. Baize's e-mail; a pre-set mail screen will appear.

McLean County Judge/Executive Larry Whitaker of Calhoun, Kentucky, was elected Vice Chair for 1997-98.

Mayor Colin Todd of Dixon was elected to serve as 1997-98 Secretary-Treasurer.

1996-98 Board Chairperson Dr. Ellen Dugan-Barrette, Chairperson of the Humanities Division and Professor of English at Owensboro's Brescia University, remains on the Board in the ex-officio position of Immediate Past Chairperson.

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