Get to Know Your Family Service Worker

posted 9/12/19 -- Family Service Workers walk with Head Start families on every step of their journey. They are usually some of the first staff that parents meet and they work to build positive, trusting relationships

Family Service Workers assist parents with registration and follow up to ensure that the enrolled student is ready for school. Students may be able to start school without some forms or documents, but staff will follow up to gather:

 

  • Insurance cards
  • Birth certificates
  • Income information
  • Lab-work results
  • Physicals (within 30 days)
  • Dentals (within 90 days)
  • Missing immunizations

 

Each classroom has an assigned Family Service Worker who will meet with families, provide supportive home visits, and support parents as they work on goals.

Parents should expect to receive a text or phone call from them if their child is absent, or if additional paperwork or services are needed.

LCCAA’s Family Service Workers help parents set realistic and challenging goals to move their families forward.

Head Start Family Service Workers also strive to connect families with community resources to empower the family for self-sufficiency.

Lorain County is a generous community that provides a variety of programming and services to children and families.

LCCAA Head Start can connect parents to resources for food, clothing, housing, employment, English as a second language, adult education programs and more.

Family Service Workers stay informed about what is available in the community and work as a team to help families. They encourage parents to volunteer and to share talents, attend parent meetings or trainings, as well as center and family activities.

Family Service Workers are here to support the entire family so children can succeed in school.

Parents can contact their Family Service Worker through their child’s teacher or site administrator.

Supervisors (listed below) can also help make the connection.

 

  • Deanna Gregg: Cascade and Griswold, 440-323-1737
  • Sharon Henry: Hopkins-Locke, LaGrange and Wellington, 440-246-0480
  • Maria Vasquez: Elyria Schools, Firelands and Lorain Schools, 440-323-1737
  • Overall: Stefanie Drew, 440-204-3162