Direct Service Programs

Early Head Start

Contact: Khadijah Muhammad, Director
215-223-5200 x124
kmuhammad@healthfederation.org

Early Head Start is a child development and family support program for pregnant women and families with children ages birth to 3.

Goals: 

• To assist families with their child’s growth and development during the first three years of life
• To connect families with community resources that can assist them in becoming self-sufficient
• To meet the special needs of children with disabilities
• To provide information on health and nutrition

Services:

• Weekly interaction with parent and child/children in the family’s home by a specially trained Child Family Advocate
• Play groups for parents and children

Eligibility:

• Families living in zip codes 19120, 19121, 19122, 19124, 19126, 19132, 19133, 19140 and 19141
• Pregnant women ages 13-30
• Parents ages 13-30 with children from birth to three years of age.

For more information about Early Head Start please read the
2010-2011 Annual Report for the Early Head Start Program.