Burlington YMCA Head Start

Founded in 1897, Della Lamb Community Services is a nonprofit organization that provides child care and related services for low-income families. It organizes education, athletic, recreational and cultural activities, as well as offers drug and violence preventative programs for children and youths of ages 5 to 18. The organization has a sports ministry that provides cheerleading, tutoring and summer camping programs. Additionally, it offers early education, transportation and emergency services. The organization also distributes a variety of groceries, including meat, vegetables and fruits, and starch and personal care items. In addition, it supplies deodorant, toothpaste, toilet paper, and laundry, bath and dishwashing soaps. The organization operates an adult education, social services, distribution and transportation centers, as well as a thrift store and elementary charter school. It is a member of the Heart of America United Way. Della Lamb Community Services is located in Kansas City, Mo.

The Family Conservancy, located in Kansas City, is an independent nonprofit child and family service organization. It is approved by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Children and Families. It offers various families the resources in areas, including individual and family counseling, early childhood care and education and community-based family support to the families. It has a family support center for Spanish-speaking families that provides counseling to women and their children. It hosts an empowerment group that helps women to advocate themselves against abuse in their lives. Its services also include a drug and alcohol group, a batterer s group, and a children s group. The organization offers a family empowerment program to foster academic achievement and cultural goal setting in children and youth. Its family focus program provides educational and social programs for family, children and community health care.