Affordable community living in Grants Pass, Oregon

Redwood Head Start Center at RCC, located on Redwood Highway in Grants Pass, Oregon, is a health and school institution dedicated to preparing children and their families for success in school and throughout life. Offering free preschool and childcare to qualifying families, the center has been educating, empowering, and enriching the lives of local children and families since 1967. Services include free early childhood education, family support, health, nutrition, disabilities, and mental health services. The center operates 27 centers in Josephine and Jackson counties, providing free preschool for children ages 3-5 on half and full days from Monday to Thursday. They also offer full and part day preschool services for children 0-3, as well as home-based services for pregnant women and infants. Additionally, the center serves as a parenting education hub, offering resources and classes to gain parenting skills, and a family literacy program promoting bilingual literacy for the entire family. With a mission to have children enter school healthy, ready to learn, and with age-appropriate skills, Redwood Head Start Center at RCC supports family well-being and nurturing relationships between children and parents, encouraging lifelong learning for everyone in the family. The center welcomes volunteers to help in classrooms and administrative tasks, as well as donations to support their programs. By supporting Head Start, Early Head Start, The Family Connection, and LISTO programs, individuals are investing in the future of the community and economy, giving children and families a head start toward success in school and throughout their lives.