Celebrating 60 Years of Head Start!

Help us wish a Happy Birthday to all the staff members with August birth dates!

Today marks a critical opportunity to show Congress how vital Head Start is to children, families, and communities!

We invite programs, staff, parents, alumni, and supporters to call their House representative TODAY, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to make sure they hear how important Head Start is to the communities they represent.

➡️ Use this script and the step-by-step instructions to guide your call—also available on the Project STAND FOR Head Start webpage.

Download Call-In Instructions + Script

To make this message as strong and effective as possible, everyone is encouraged to focus on the importance of Head Start and the need for funding, as reflected in the script.

CEO has a variety of exercise equipment available for FREE. Interested parties must be able to remove the equipment without assistance and conduct any disassembly necessary for transportation.

All items are being provided “as is”. There are no warranties regarding the items’ current or future condition. The recipient will be given an opportunity to view/inspect the items prior to taking them.

LOCATION 1:

Pick-up only at our Community Resource Center 2328 5^th Ave in Troy, located on the basement level, with elevator access.

Exercise equipment available includes treadmill, exercise bike, vertical knee raise and dip machine, exercise bench, hand weights, ab lounger, elliptical, and 3’ x 6’ gym mats. Please email us at general@ceoempowers.org before end of day 7/17 to be considered. Specify your name, contact information and what equipment you are interested in so we can coordinate.

LOCATION 2:

Pick-up only at our Lansingburgh Family Resource Center 754 4^th Ave in Troy, located on the basement level, with stair only access.

Exercise equipment available includes treadmill, elliptical, and hand weights. Please email us at general@ceoempowers.org before end of day 7/17 to be considered. Specify your name, contact information and what equipment you are interested in so we can coordinate.

Any equipment with more than one person interested will have all names go into a lottery to determine the recipient. Staff will be notified via email on Friday 7/18 if they are the recipient of exercise equipment. All equipment will need to be picked up on Monday 7/21: LFRC equipment pick up is 1-3pm and CRC equipment pick up is 2-4pm.