{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"KCEOC recognizes Congressman Rogers for Head Start support &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MTjk036wfr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/kceoc-recognizes-congressman-rogers-head-start-support\/\">KCEOC recognizes Congressman Rogers for Head Start support<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/kceoc-recognizes-congressman-rogers-head-start-support\/embed\/#?secret=MTjk036wfr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;KCEOC recognizes Congressman Rogers for Head Start support&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"MTjk036wfr\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Paul Dole, President and CEO of KCEOC (Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council), and Yasmine Vinci, Executive Director of the National Head Start Association, took the opportunity to thank Rogers for his continuing support of the program and fight to continue funding. \u201cHead Start is a hometown issue,\u201d Vinci\u00a0said. \u201cIt has opened five million windows of opportunity.\u201d Quincy, who works in Washington, D.C., recalled meeting a lady at an event there who happened to be from Rogers\u2019 district. \u201cShe told me, \u2018Head Start gave me the love of learning,\u2019 \u201d Vinci\u00a0said. \u201cThat is the most important thing in life.\u201d Rogers said while he advocates for smaller government and less spending, he has made Head Start funding a priority, noting the program received $1.5 billion in the current fiscal year. \u201cThere is no better investment that we can make,\u201d Rogers said, noting that a child\u2019s development in the first five years sets the basis for future growth and success. Rogers added that in addition to the students learning, Head Start teachers learn a lot about the child, such as diagnosing learning disabilities and discovering home situations that may impede success in school During Tuesday\u2019s event, Rogers and others in attendance were treated to a sample of what Head Start has done for some local children. \u201cWe can enhance their levels of achievement in elementary school and beyond,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cThat is what it is all about.\u201d Head Start Teacher Missy Scent led her class as they sang about the color yellow and what Head Start meant to them. The choir from Lynn Camp High School was also in attendance and sang the national anthem and \u201cMy Old Kentucky Home.\u201d Several of the teenagers raised their hands when asked if they had attended Head Start. Lori Mullins was in the program in 2004. \u201cIt helped me become a faster learner and a really good student,\u201d Mullins said of her time in Head Start. In addition, Mullins said it made kindergarten easier as she had already experienced the routine of school life. \u201cIt helped me learn how to make friends,\u201d Mullins said. Mullins said she hopes the Head Start program continues and the opportunity is there when she becomes a parent. \u201cIt will help them with their education and socially,\u201d Mullins said. Scent, who has been teaching at KCEOC Head Start for 14 years, said her first students are now seniors in high school. She has seen some of her former students around the community, and while they may not remember her name, they remember their time in Head Start. In addition, Scent said her own children were Head Start students. \u201cThey went to school completely equipped,\u201d Scent said of her own children, adding that is her goal for each of her students. As to her own Head Start experience, Scent said she loves her job. \u201cIt is the greatest job in the world,\u201d Scent said. \u201cI get hugs and kisses from my students and I get paid to finger paint.\u201d \u201cIt just fills your heart with happiness.\u201d"}