Leon Spencer Quotations

Through our assessments there are over 1,200 children who would be eligible for the Head Start program, determined by age and income level. We're currently serving 439 of them.

There's no surplus ever. We're not going to do anything to deter our current services, but we cannot afford to acquire additional anything -- it's down to the bone.

Obviously we're very excited and anxious, because it would certainly make a difference for this program.

These are the kinds of things we need to do to keep this thing rolling. If we can pull our resources, we can service more kids and keep ourselves out of the red.

That was a significant event there, because prior to two years ago, Pennsylvania was one of 13 other states that had no funds available for these programs. Through the HSSAP, we're able to apply to the state to help offset what the federal government can't give us.

At this point, we're not closing down by any means. What we have to do is look for ways to be more fiscally sound, find ways to continue having quality programs without operating in the red.