Child health and nutrition in Ravenna, Ohio

Portage Learning Center Ravenna is a school located at 4833 Harding Avenue in Ravenna, Ohio, United States. This institution offers the Head Start program, which is a no-cost preschool for income-eligible children aged three to five years old. Additionally, they provide the Early Head Start program for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. The center operates four Head Start centers in Kent, Ravenna, Streetsboro, and Atwater. The Head Start and Early Head Start programs are federally funded and aim to promote the school readiness of children from income-eligible families. Services provided include health, nutrition, social services, education, and cognitive development. Families receiving SNAP benefits, as well as homeless and foster children, are automatically eligible for these programs.

Portage Learning Centers, located at 145 North Chestnut Street in Ravenna, Ohio, is a school that offers the Head Start program for income-eligible children ages three to five years old. With four centers in Kent, Ravenna, Streetsboro, and Atwater, Portage Learning Centers also provides Early Head Start, a no-cost early education program for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. In the Early Head Start program, 84 children and pregnant women receive comprehensive services to promote their school readiness, including health, nutrition, social services, education, and cognitive development. Families receiving SNAP benefits, as well as homeless and foster children, are automatically eligible for these services.