About The Network...
Over the last six decades, 37 million children have been served by Head Start. Their stories and testimony are living proof points of Head Start’s impact. Head Start alumni hail from communities across the country. We serve and work in every sector worldwide—from boardrooms to classrooms, from cockpits to courtrooms. Innovators and communicators, advocates and thinkers, health care heroes and teachers—alumni are connected by a shared love for the first learning experience that told us we belonged.
In Their Words...
The Head Start Alumni Network sustains Head Start’s legacy for children and families through national advocacy, local support, and meaningful professional connections. The Network demonstrates Head Start’s proven model of success as well as its far-reaching and long-lasting impact.
Alumni Spotlight: Yulonda Y. Thomas
Head Start helped alumna Yulonda Y. Thomas on her journey to supporting children and families as Family Support advocate.
Alumni Spotlight: LGBTQ+ Advocate Shane Dunn Shares Head Start Experience
Head Start alumnus Shane Dunn shares how his early experience in a diverse environment shaped his values of racial justice and equity.
Alumni Spotlight: Maryom McCloud says “Head Start is a Catalyst”
Alumna Maryom McCloud, director of Finance for Lutheran Family Services, shares how Head Start shaped her educational and career path.
Meet Natalie Hankins, NHSA’s 2022 Aubrey Puckett Awardee
Aubrey Puckett Memorial Awardee Natalie Hankins says “the wonderful and positive outcomes on children and their families” keeps her going.