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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 Head Start in the early 1960s, at the on-set of what would ultimately become the community action agency movement. Today, the United Planning Organization enrolls children at Head Start and day care sites throughout the District of Columbia in facilities either operated directly by UPO or by UPO funded Head Start delegate agencies. UPO directly operates seven child care centers and provides funding to six Head Start delegate agencies.

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.

William D. Hughey is director of UPO's Office of Preschool and Day Care:
(202) 238-4600, ext. 678.

UPO Head Start and Early Childhood Development Sites

UPO Head Start Delegate Agencies
Bright Beginnings
128 M Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 842-9090 - FAX (202) 842-9095
Dr. Betty Jo Gains, Executive Director

D.C. Public Schools
Consolidated Head Start

12th & Jasper Place, S.E.Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 645-3707 - FAX (202) 645-3699
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D.C. Recreation Head Start
4301 Connecticut Ave., N.W.-Washington, D.C., 20008 Ste. 250
(202)282-0710 - FAX (202)282-0790
Brenda Galloway, Administrator

Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center
1719 13th Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 462-3375 - FAX (202) 939-8696
Leslie A. Johnson, Executive Director

Friendship House Child Care Center
619 S Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 675-9050 - FAX (202) 546-3080
Theresa Hawkins, Center Director

Mathews Memorial Child Center
2601 MLK Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 889-3709
Minnie Wood, Executive Director

Nation's Capital Child and Family Development Center
1501 Benning Road, N.E.Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 397-3800 - FAX (202) 399-2666
Travis A. Hardmon, Executive Director

Rosemount Day Care Center
2000 Rosemount Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20010
(202) 265-9885 - FAX (202) 265-2636
Marsha E. Boveja, Ph.D, Executive Director

UPO Early Childhood Development Centers
UPO ECDC #1
1288 Upshur Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20011
(202) 723-0609
E. Jeanette Williams, Interim Center Director

UPO ECDC #2

2200 Champlain Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 234-5852
Priscilla Thompson, Center Supervisor

UPO ECDC #3
Potomac Job Corps Center
No. 1 D.C. Village Lane, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20032
(202) 574-5066
Diedre Council, Center Director

UPO ECDC #4
11300 Vermont Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 462-0503
Lizzie Harrell, Center Director

UPO ECDC #5
4200 Connecticut Ave., NW
(202) 274-5213
Maryilyn hamilton, Interim Center Director

UPO ECDC #6
53rd and Ames Street, N.E.Washington, D.C. 20019
(202) 398-1344
Evelyn Hill, Center Supervisor

UPO ECDC #7
400 50th Street, N.E.Washington, D.C. 20019
(202) 399-6990
Tamar Chew, Center Supervisor

UPO ECDC #8
4625 H Street, N.E.Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 547-0280
Lettie Williams, Center Director

UPO ECDC #9
825 North Capitol Street, NE N.W.Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 842-0522
Mary Sinclair, Center Director



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UNITED PLANNING ORGANIZATION
301 Rhode island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-1826