The team of educators and advocates at the LEAP Head Start Center in Cambridge, NY got creative in addressing the Covid-Era language and communication delays across their little learners. Follow the link to read more about the new program and how it is helping children and families across Southern Washington County. READ MORE HERE!
Continue Reading »On a bright, cold Friday afternoon last week, LEAP staff, volunteers, and community members came together to unveil the first of multiple Community Giving Boxes across Washington County. These boxes, located at LEAP Head Start / Early Head Start Centers in Hudson Falls, Whitehall, and Cambridge, will allow neighbors in need to access personal hygiene […]
Continue Reading »LEAP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit community action agency serving the residents of Washington County, NY. For over fifty years, LEAP, formerly known as the Economic Opportunity Council in Washington County, has provided crucial services to low- and middle-income families facing generational and situational poverty. In that time, LEAP has successfully operated the Head Start and […]
Continue Reading »LEAP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit community action agency serving the residents of Washington County, NY. For over fifty years, LEAP, formerly known as the Economic Opportunity Council in Washington County, has provided crucial services to low- and middle-income families facing generational and situational poverty. In that time, LEAP has successfully operated the Head Start and […]
Continue Reading »Message from American Red Cross: Greetings, 2021 continued to be a struggle, but I wanted to take a moment to recognize you and the L.E.A.P team for all the hard work, dedication, and passion in training so many how to save a life in 2021. Kindly see the attached certificate for Top Provider, graciously and […]
Continue Reading »On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that masks will now be required in all state-regulated child care and day care centers in New York for children ages 2 and up, and for all staff and visitors. Masks will also be needed at state-regulated residential and congregate day programs. […]
Continue Reading »L.E.A.P. staff get to see the incredible impact of our programs and services each day! Would you like to read some of the feedback we’ve received in the past year? To view these comments and more, please click this link for the two-page document: Feedback about L.E.A.P. 2019-2020 “I went to the L.E.A.P. office, and […]
Continue Reading »This year has been unlike anything we have ever experienced as a community or as an organization, beginning with the pandemic, followed by funding scares, and, most recently, the civil unrest surrounding the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others. It requires us to evaluate how we will move […]
Continue Reading »After working for over a year on our brand, we are happy to announce Washington County Economic Opportunity Council is LEAP!
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