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Pinal Gila Community Child Services, Inc.
PGCCS
is the grantee and operator of the following programs:
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Pinal & Gila
county (Regional)
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Head Start
(850 preschool children )
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Early Head
Start (46 pregnant women to three year olds)
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First
Things First Home Base Program for Pinal & Gila (115 zero to three year
olds)
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Apache
Junction Early Intervention (36+ Birth to three year olds)
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Central
Arizona College Child Development Center and Lab
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Signal
Peak Campus ( 30+ preschool children )
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Superstition Mountain campus ( 36+ preschool children )
Other programs operated by PGCCS include:
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Reading is
fundamental
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National book
bank
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America Reads
The funding level is approximately 9 million.
PGCCS serves a two-county, 10,000 square mile area in the central area of the
state. The central office is located in Coolidge. The program has service
facilities in 18 communities
We employee 200+ employees:
42% are 5 year or more service
60% of staff is current or former Head Start parents
Board of
Directors
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President |
Beverly Riley |
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Vice President |
Charity Russell |
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Secretary |
Brian Bums |
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Treasurer |
HR Paddock |
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Member |
Rebecca Rios |
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Member |
Linda Good |
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Member |
Caryl Chase |
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Member |
Dr.
Richard Krempasky |
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Member |
Cynthia Benson |
Administrative Staff
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C.E.O. |
Melanie O'Neil |
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Deputy C.E.O. |
Claudine Sabel |
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Director of Finance |
Rhonda Clemans |
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Director of HR |
Tina Moore |
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Director of CD |
Susan Fender |
PGCCS Strategic Plan
2008-2011
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Theme
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Improve the health and safety of children, families, staff and communities.
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Mission
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We
are a community of diverse individuals working passionately to elevate the
quality of life for children and families.
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Vision
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We
envision healthy communities, strong families, and successful children working
hand in hand.
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Intrinsic Values:
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High Standards
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Excellence
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Quality Services
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Always Striving to do Better
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Striving for & Providing Excellence
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Quality Outcomes.
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Guiding Principles
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Valuing diversity
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Integrity
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Synergistic teamwork
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Lifelong learning and growth
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Progressive innovation.
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Philosophy
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Our program philosophy is as follows: The potential for learning is greatest
during the early years of a child's life, therefore, every possible learning
opportunity should be provided to children at the earliest possible age. The
PGCCS programs make a place where children and families can grow together by
providing a safe and healthy environment. We provide family support to parents
for the resources they need to succeed at the most important job there is:
raising healthy, responsible, productive and joyous children. We believe that
the whole family must be involved with the child in the program. We support the
parent's role as the principle influence on their child's development and
education. We provide opportunities which will help the child develop physically
and mentally, and remedy any problems he/she may have by offering a broad range
of services. We increase children's competence in language, literacy,
mathematics, science, creative arts, learning strategies, physical health, and
social/emotional development. We validate the distinct personality and learning
style of each child. We create an environment of trust, respect, acceptance,
diversity and inclusion.
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PGCCS Strengths Discovered:
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We
are progressive trendsetters, staying on the cutting edge.
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We
are diverse and value diversity, providing a different experience for each
person.
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We
embody continuous learning and growth.
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We
are always evolving in response to changing conditions, and we create successful
outcomes.
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We
exhibit synergistic teamwork.
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We
are passionate about the success of children, families, and staff, and we enjoy
collaborative community support.
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Three Year Goals
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Increase Staff Support
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Enhance Community Collaboration
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Advance Agency Recognition
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