COVID-19 Pandemic Resources
In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, we have put together a general resource page. We also have a link to a list of school districts that are offering food. Each district is different so please read carefully.
NEW LIST UPDATED ON 5.6.20 – – – Click here to view the list: School Food Offerings_5.6.20
Click here for Eligibility Guidelines for free and reduced school meals for the 2020-21 school year.
The following is a list of other resources during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Letter to Parents During a Pandemic
- WCA Health & Safety Plan for Centers During a Pandemic
- WCA Health & Safety Plan for Home Visiting During a Pandemic
- Guidance for Educational Experiences for Teachers During a Pandemic
- Guidance for Virtual Home Visits for HS Family Advocates During a Pandemic
- Guidance for Virtual Home Visits for Home Based Family Advocates During a Pandemic
- Guidance for Meal Service During a Pandemic
- Guidance for Health Component Center Expectations During a Pandemic
- iPad Application (loaning to parents) During a Pandemic
- HS Enrollment Letter During a Pandemic
- EHS Enrollment Letter During a Pandemic
- Providing Sunscreen During a Pandemic
- Providing Hand Sanitizer During a Pandemic
- Parent Reopening Survey
- Parent Reopening Survey Results
- COVID-19 Parent Notification Letter
- Resources for Supporting and Engaging with Children, Families, and Staff During COVID-19
Enrollment Application
Click here to fill out our online enrollment application for Head Start/Early Head Start/Pre-K Counts.
If within the past 2 years you have applied to Early Head Start, Head Start, or the Pre-K Counts Program, there is NO NEED to complete a new application. Instead, please call 724-834-1260 (ext. 4121) and your application will be updated and activated for possible enrollment opportunities.
Complete the 2019/2020 Head Start Community Needs Assessment Here!
Do you have at least one child age 0 to 5? Or are you currently pregnant? Then you’d be perfect to take our Community Needs Assessment survey! You don’t have to be enrolled in Head Start, Early Head Start, or Pre-K Counts to participate.
Please know that your answers will be kept confidential. Just make sure you don’t fill out the survey more than once!
When you’re ready, simply click on this link and you will be taken to the online survey. Thank you in advance for participating!
Our Early Childhood Education programs are FREE and applications can be completed year round. Our Early Childhood programs for children, birth to 5, include Head Start, Early Head Start and Pre-K Counts. These programs support parent and family engagement, optimal child growth and development, and school readiness. To qualify for these programs, families must be residents of Westmoreland County, have children 0-5 years of age and must meet income guidelines. You may qualify if you make less than the 100% column for your family size on the 2020 Federal Poverty Guidelines. Download the guidelines and compare your income to the 100% column for Head Start and the 300% column for Pre-K Counts. See additional information at the bottom of the page for Pre-K Counts programs.
To learn more about Head Start, Early Head Start, and Pre-K Counts, please view the Comcast commercial below. Video produced by Striped Shirt Media.
To see a Directory of our Head Start and Pre-K Counts locations, please click here.
To see a Map of our Head Start and Pre-K Counts locations, please click here.
Head Start | Early Head Start | Pre-K Counts
Head Start
Westmoreland Community Action’s Head Start program is part of the Pennsylvania Head Start Association. Check out the video below to see all the benefits of enrolling your child in this wonderful program!
The program is FREE and applications can be completed year round. Head Start serves children, ages 3-5, and their families in both center and home-based program options. This program provides pre-Kindergarten learning experiences for young children to help prepare them for a smooth transition into Kindergarten. The overall goal is to promote school readiness. Comprehensive programming is provided through:
- Education & Early Childhood Development
- Family & Community Engagement
- Health & Nutrition
- Early Childhood Mental Health & Disabilities
Transportation is not provided.
Center Operations: Monday through Friday, 6 hours per day
Locations of classrooms:
| BELLE VERNON Rostraver Elementary School – 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM 300 Crest Avenue Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724-929-8883 ext. 5110 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| DERRY Grandview Elementary School – 8:15 AM to 2:15 PM 188 Recreation Road Derry, PA 15627 724-694-4236 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| DONEGAL Old Donegal Boro School Bldg. – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM 340 Church Street Donegal, PA 15628 878-214-8000 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| GREENSBURG/ST. PAUL’S 1 St. Paul’s – 8:15 AM to 2:15 PM 820 Carbon Road Greensburg, PA 15601 724-834-1260 ext. 4804 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| GREENSBURG/ST. PAUL’S 2 St. Paul’s – 8:15 AM to 2:15 PM 820 Carbon Road Greensburg, PA 15601 724-834-1260 ext. 4803 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| GREENSBURG Westmoreland Avenue – 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM 119 Westmoreland Avenue Greensburg, PA 15601 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| GREENSBURG N Main Street – 8:15 AM to 2:15 PM 424 N Main Street Greensburg, PA 15601 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| JEANNETTE 1 McKee Middle School – 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM 1000 Lowry Avenue Jeannette, PA 15644 724-523-6522 x 4211 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| JEANNETTE 2 McKee Middle School – 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM 1000 Lowry Avenue Jeannette, PA 15644 724-523-6522 x 4210 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| KISKI/VANDERGRIFT North Primary School – 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM 1048 School Road Leechburg, PA 15656 878-302-4160 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| LATROBE Trinity Lutheran Church – 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM 331 Weldon Street Latrobe, PA 15650 724-537-0970 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| MONESSEN SCHOOL DISTRICT Monessen Elementary Center – 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM 1275 Rostraver Street Monessen, PA 15062 724-684-7862 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| NEW KENSINGTON 1 1049 Fifth Avenue – 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM New Kensington, PA 15068 724-337-1130 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| NEW KENSINGTON 2 1049 Fifth Avenue – 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM New Kensington, PA 15068 724-337-1130 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| NEW KENSINGTON 3 1049 Fifth Avenue – 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM New Kensington, PA 15068 724-337-1130 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| NORWIN/IRWIN Circleville Methodist Church – 8:45 AM to 2:45 PM 11600 Parkway Drive North Huntingdon, PA 15642 724-863-1353 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| PENN TRAFFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT McCullough Elementary School – 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM 213 Watt Road Jeannette, PA 15644 724-744-7441 Option 5 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| RUFFSDALE 1/SOUTHMORELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT Ruffsdale Elementary School – 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM 842 State Road 31 Ruffsdale, PA 15679 724-925-1148 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| RUFFSDALE 2/SOUTHMORELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT Ruffsdale Elementary School – 8:45 AM to 2:45 PM 842 State Road 31 Ruffsdale, PA 15679 724-925-1148 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| YOUNGWOOD Youngwood – 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Christ United Methodist Church 100 Lincoln Street Youngwood, PA 15697 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
Contact Us
To learn more about Head Start contact headstart@westmorelandca.org or call 724-834-1260 ext. 4121.
Homebased Head Start Services
Head Start services are provided in the family’s home and at various locations in Westmoreland County.
Contact Us
To learn more about Homebased Head Start services contact headstart@westmorelandca.org or call 724-834-1260 ext. 4121.
Early Head Start
The program is FREE and applications can be completed year round. Early Head Start offers many services to help pregnant women and families with children under the age of three meet the medical, physical, emotional and developmental needs of their infant or toddler.
Early Head Start offers:
- Parenting education and support
- Child development assessment
- Developmentally appropriate activities
- Family activities
- Weekly home-based services
- Socialization experiences for both parent and child
- Referrals to community resources
Early Head Start Eligibility
Families must:
- Be residents of Westmoreland County
- Must be expecting a baby OR have a child under age 3
- Meet income eligibility requirements OR have a child with special needs
You may qualify if you make less than the 100% column for your family size on the 2020 Federal Poverty Guidelines. Download the guidelines and compare your income to the 100% column.
Locations
Early Head Start services are provided in the family’s home and at various locations in Westmoreland County.
Contact Us
To learn more about Early Head Start contact headstart@westmorelandca.org or call 724-834-1260 ext. 4168.
Pre-K Counts
The program is FREE and applications can be completed year round. Pre-K Counts serves children 3-5 years old. This program provides high quality pre-Kindergarten learning experiences for young children to help prepare them for a smooth transition into Kindergarten.
You may qualify if you make less than the 300% amounts for your family size on the 2020 Federal Poverty Guidelines. Download the guidelines and compare your income to the 300% amounts.
Center Operations: Monday through Friday, 6 hours per day
Transportation is not provided.
Locations of classrooms:
| DONEGAL/MT. PLEASANT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Old Donegal Boro School Bldg. – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM 340 Church Street Donegal, PA 15628 878-214-8000 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| HERMINIE/YOUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT H.W. Good Elementary School – 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM 1464 Herminie West Newton Road Herminie, PA 15637 724-446-5503 ext. 5103 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| IRWIN/PENN TRAFFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT Sunrise Estates Elementary School – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM 171 Sunrise Drive Irwin, PA 15642 724-864-6700 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| JEANNETTE Sacred Heart Church School – 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM 320 N 7th Street Jeannette, PA 15644 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| NORWIN/IRWIN Circleville Methodist Church – 8:45 AM to 2:45 PM 11600 Parkway Drive North Huntingdon, PA 15642 724-863-1353 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
| WEST NEWTON/YOUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT West Newton Elementary School – 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM 1208 Vine Street West Newton, PA 15089 724-872-5877 724-834-1260 ext. 4121 |
Contact Us
To learn more about Pre-K Counts contact headstart@westmorelandca.org or call 724-834-1260 ext. 4121.
