Franklin County Head Start Program Inc

“On may 18, 2022 first start partnerships for children and families, inc. Updated their bylaws. A change was made to remove the restriction of having the annual meeting in the first quarter. Annual meetings are now available to be held at any point within the fiscal year. In the updated bylaws, wording was removed that noted inviting members of the franklin county community such as representatives of state and federal government, school districts, business and industry, civic organizations, untited way, local media and others as deemed appropriate and strongly encouraged. The duties of the secretary were also updated to remove a deadline that meeting minutes should be submitted to the president and ceo within five working days. This has been updated to the secretary recording and submitting the meeting minutes following the formal approval of the minutes at the next meeting with the board of directors. Each board member is encouraged to serve on at least one committee. The wording that a board member may not serve on more than two committees has also been removed from the bylaws.”

“The organization's form 990 is reviewed and approved by the finance committee and made available to the board of directors for review prior to filing.”

“Officers, directors, and key employees are required to disclose, on an annual basis, any conflicts of interest. The disclosures are reviewed by the board of directors.”

“The compensation of the organization's president/ceo and management is reviewed annually by a compensation committee and approved by the board of directors. Compensation rates are determined using comparable rates for similar services in the geographic area. The compensation committee includes persons with human resource experience. All decisions are documented in the minutes of the board meetings.”

“The compensation of the organization's president/ceo and management is reviewed annually by a compensation committee and approved by the board of directors. Compensation rates are determined using comparable rates for similar services in the geographic area. The compensation committee includes persons with human resource experience. All decisions are documented in the minutes of the board meetings.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public, upon request, at its administrative office.”

“Head start/early head start program. The organization provides a comprehensive early childhood development program for low income children and their families in franklin county, pennsylvania. During the fiscal year, the organization provided 431 children and their families with high quality early childhood education and family supports that contribute to children's readiness for school and the family's ability to get employment, education and other goals to break the poverty cycle. Services provided include home visits, health and nutrition resources and referrals, center- based and home-based early childhood instruction, and family supports for individual and groups of families. Head start/early head start are federally funded programs available at no cost to families who qualify at 100% or below of federal poverty guidelines.”