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The United Planning Organization is a major Head Start grantee in the Nation's Capital. In fact, UPO was a testing ground for initial Head Start project in the early 1960s, at the onset of what would ultimately become the community action agency movement.\

Today, the United Planning Organization enrolls children at Head Start and early childhood education sites throughout the District of Columbia in facilities either directly operated by UPO or through UPO funded Head Start delegate agencies. UPO directly operates 12 child care centers and provides funding to five Head Start delegate agencies and slot purchase sites.

UPO Head Start is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Administration for Children Youth and Families, while other day care services receive funding from the D.C. Department of Human Services. Head Start not only provides excellent education for children from lower income families, but also allows parents to train for or work at meaningful and gainful employment. These centers provide services to more than 2000 children citywide.

UPO is a member of the National Head Start and Region III Head Start Associations.

UPO CEO Dana Jones gives preschool children an impromptu lesson in mathematics.

UPO PRESCHOOL AND DAY CARE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

William D. Hughey
Deputy Executive Officer for Preschool
and Day Care
(202) 238-4678
bill@upo.org

Delores Lawrence
Budget and Grants Management
(202) 238-4689
dlawrence@upo.org

Eulalia Ross
Early Childhood Dev. Center Division
(202) 238-4681
eross@upo.org

Bonnie Wise
Family Support Services Branch
(202) 548-6701
bwise@upo.org

Theresa M. Shivers
Health Maintenance & Special Needs Branch
(202) 238-4680
tshivers@upo.org

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UPO POLICY COUNCIL
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS

Delores Battle
Chairperson

Clementine Hicks
2nd Vice-Chairperson

Jacqueline Taylor
Policy Council Representative
to the UPO Board of Directors

Keshia Wright
Jacqueline Taylor
Falisha Johnson
Sarah Anderson

D.C. Public Schools
Consolidated Head Start Program
Delores Battle
Siera Morris

Department of Parks & Recreation
Nichol Scott
Willie Ross
Nicole Scott
Wendy Lewis
Fuambai Turay

Bright Beginnings
Tiffany Rogers
Sarah Anderson
Naomi Ellison

UPO Early Child Development
Center Parents
ECDC # 1
Duramany Sesay

ECDC # 2
Celestine Hicks

ECDC #3
Tiffany Quattlebaum

ECDC #4
Flor Montza Alfaro

ECDC #5
Nefertiti Ali

ECDC 6
Cartisa Cuffie

Friendship House
Christine Hughes

Mathews Memorial
Keisha McManus

Early Childhood Academy
Patrick Akers

Mazique Parent & Child Center
Keisha Wright
Kenyetta Howard
Sina Garrison
Claudia Alexander

Rosemount Day Care
Falisha D. Johnson
Silvia Rivera

Community Representatives
Jacqueline Taylor
Jacqueline Hughes
Toshia Wedge

Advisors
Yvonne Taylor-Williams
Isis Kelly

UPO EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

UPO ECDC #1
1288 Upshur Street, NW - Washington, D.C. 20011
(202) 723-0609 - FAX (202) 723-1350
Brenda Burnett, Center Director

UPO ECDC #2
2200 Champlain Street, NW - Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 234-2161 - FAX (202) 9564
Karen McPherson, Center Director

UPO ECDC #3
Potomac Job Corps Center
No. 1 D.C. Village Lane, SW - Washington, D.C. 20032
(202) 561-7541 - FAX (202) 561-7544
Lorranie Humphey, Center Director

UPO ECDC #4
1130 Vermont Avenue, NW - Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 462-0502 - FAX (202) 462-0282
Lizzie Harrell, Center Director

UPO ECDC #5 UDC
4200 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008
(202) 274-5213
Carolene E. Charles, Center Director

UPO ECDC #8
625 H Street, NE - Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 547-0280 - FAX (202) 547-3690
Priscilla Thompson, Center Director

UPO ECDC #9
825 North Capitol Street, NE - Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 842-0522 - FAX (202) 842-2867
Anita Fuller-White, Center Director

ECDC # 7 -Lincoln Westmoreland
1734 7th St., NW, - Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 387-3700
Celestina-Uzomah, Center Director

ECDC # 12-Dance Institute of Washington
3400-A, 14th Street, NW, - Washington, D.C. 20011
(202) 328-3050
Sandra Yates, Center Director

ECDC # 10-St. Johns Little Angels
2801 Stanton Rd., SE - Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 678-4368
Seteria Toney, Center Director

ECDC # 13-Developing Families Center
801 17th St., NE - Washington, DC 20002
(202) 730-0004 - FAX (202) 396-8926
Joy Miller, Center Director

UPO HEAD START EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SITES
Head Start/Early Head Start Partners

Bright Beginnings
128 M Street, NW - Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 842-9090 - FAX (202) 842-9095
Dr. Betty Jo Gaines, Executive Director

DC Public Schools Consolidated Head Start
12th & Jasper Place, SE - Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 698-1088 - FAX (202) 698-1077
Donna Brunson, Executive Director

DC Parks & Recreation Head Start
1480 Girard Street, NW - Wash., DC 20010
(202) 671-0372 - FAX (202) 671-2390
Marge Maceda, Chief Education Svc.

Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center
1719 13th Street, NW - Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 462-3375 - FAX (202) 939-8696
Almeta Keyes, Executive Director

Mathews Memorial Child Center
2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, DC 20020
(202) 889-3707
Rev. A'Shellarien Smith, Director

Rosemount Day Care Center
2000 Rosemount Avenue, NW - Washington, D.C. 20010
(202) 265-9885 - FAX (202) 265-2636
Loudell Robb-Newball, Director

Catholic Community Services
1125 Neal Street, NE - Washington, DC 20002
(202) 396-8100 - FAX (202) 396-1307
Sharon Hall-Flemming, Center Director

Matthews Memorial
2616 MLK Ave., SE - Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 889-3707- FAX (202) 678-7920
Tammy Lucus, Center Director

Sunshine Early Learning Center
4224 6th Street, SE - Washington, DC 20020
(202) 561-1100 - FAX (202) 562-1550
Francis Rollins, Center Director

Early Childhood ACS
4301 9th Street, SE - Washington, DC 20032
(202) 373-0035 - FAX (202) 373-5586
Wendy Edwards, Principal

Eagle Academy PCS
770 M Street, SE - Washington, DC 20003
(202) 544-2646 - FAX (202) 544-0187
Cassandra Pinkney, Exec. Dir.