Organizations Filed Purposes:
HIGHER HORIZONS PROVIDES QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO HELP CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES GROW IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. WE SUPPORT AND EMPOWER CHILDREN, PARENTS AND STAFF AS THEY GROW TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION, INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND ADVOCACY.WE OFFER CONSISTENT, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE CORE ELEMENTS OF HEAD START. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS GIFTS AND TALENTS TO OFFER WITHIN OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.WE SERVE EXPECTANT PARENTS, INFANTS, TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE HAVE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, CARING STAFF MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE ONGOING TRAINING. HIGHER HORIZONS BELIEVES PARENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS NEEDED TO BUILD A QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING SERVICES WITH PRIDE AND EXCELLENCE.
TO PROVIDE QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
EARLY HEAD START - 128 INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND PREGNANT WOMEN RECEIVE SPECIALIZED CARE IN EARLY HEAD START. HIGHER HORIZONS EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM INCLUDES BOTH CENTER-BASED AND HOME-BASED OPTIONS, AND PROVIDES SERVICES DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS FROM BIRTH TO AGE THREE AND PREGNANT WOMEN. EARLY HEAD START STAFF HAVE SPECIAL TRAINING TO ENABLE THEM TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE INFANTS AND TODDLERS CAN FLOURISH AND DEVELOP IMPORTANT SKILLS SUCH AS SELF-AWARENESS, INDEPENDENCE, AND SELF-EXPRESSION.THE EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM HELPS FOSTER SECURE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHILDREN AND WELL-TRAINED STAFF. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY OF HAVING ONE TRAINED TEACHER FOR EACH GROUP OF FOUR CHILDREN HELPS CREATE SECURE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHILDREN AND STAFF. THIS GIVES CHILDREN THE SENSE OF TRUST AND EMOTIONAL SECURITY THEY NEED TO EXPLORE THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOP NEW SKILLS. EARLY HEAD START EXTENDS SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN THE HOME. STAFF MAKE HOME VISITS, ESPECIALLY TO THE HOMES OF PARENTS WITH NEWBORNS AND OLDER INFANTS, TO HELP STRENGTHEN PARENTING SKILLS AND TO HEAR AND RESPOND TO PARENTAL CONCERNS.
DAY CARE - DAY CARE PROVIDES 84 CHILDREN WITH A VARIETY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES. CHILDREN ARE OFFERED A VAST AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH ART, MUSIC, MOVEMENT, AND STORYTELLING. THEY PARTICIPATE IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PLAY, AND LEARN ABOUT BOOKS, WORDS, NUMBERS, AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS AND FEELINGS, AND TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mary Ann Cornish | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $101,466 |
| Nayyiara Siddiqui | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $67,308 |
| Paulina White | HISTORIAN | 1 | $0 |
| Lois Toomer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joyce Summers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Mcguckin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shirley Mccoy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stacy Law | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ernestine Heastie | DIRECTOR (THRU DEC) | 1 | $0 |
| Gladys Common | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Breckenridge | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Engdahl | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Wyvonnie Harsley | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Bellamy | VICE-CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| Tyrone Bradley | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
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