Riverbend Head Start & Family Services

Quoted from http://www.bnd.com/breaking_news/story/840770.html: Head Start in Alton to receive $460,197 federal grant - Breaking news - Belleville News-Democrat

Many friends of Riverbend Head Start & Family Services have been wondering if our programs are affected by the proposed state budget. Because our Head Start program is federally funded, it is not affected by the state budget, but Head Start is only one of our three programs...

View Pictures of the EventSombreros and festive music welcomed friends, family and local community members during the Riverbend Head Start & Family Services 2009 Circle of Care award dinner in honor of Ed and Nancy Ryrie May 21.Their dedication to community service was celebrated during the...

Is there anything more powerful that a father-figure? Erica, Lord Tyriq, Brandon Jr. and Seth - the Head Start preschoolers in these pictures - don't think so. Their dads came to their preschool today for Men's Day.Sherman and Erica carefully selected colors with which to draw...

Thank you for visiting Rock Springs Park in Alton, Illinois during the 2008 holiday season...

The good work of our staff, board, volunteers, community partners and, especially, our clients is in our latest issue of Riverbend Families, a community newsletter.Are you in it? If you aren't, someone you know probably is. Read it now.

We just received $29.06 from www.GoodSearch.com. Is that thanks to you? In June 2008 Riverbend Head Start & Family Services joined the 70,000 other nonprofits on board this no-brainer fundraiser and asked our community to GoodSearch and GoodShop for us...

Thank you Jim, Shirley, Rhonda and the rest of the team at Office Depot in Alton, Illinois! They donated hundreds of dollars worth of cool office and classroom supplies to us today...

Father David Boase from the Episcopal Parish of Alton surprised Sandy Kelley, director of Family Foundations with a $300 check, board books and Baby Einstein videos for the young children and families her program strengthens...

Recently fantastic fathers, like Rodrick (in the picture) and other positive male role models helped their preschoolers make apple pies from biscuits, filling and cinnamon. While the pies baked, the families read a book together, and then played outside on the playground...

Congress has put tax dollars where the National Endowment for the Arts’ mouth is. It recommended level funding for the federal literacy program Reading is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) that provides free books to underserved children. That means we got a grant! ...

Thanks so much to TheBANK of Edwardsville for providing us with this opportunity to give our children sturdy shoes for school.

Is it really that time of year again? Already?Here at Riverbend Head Start & Family Services, we are entering Back-to-School mode...