On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, five San Diego Loyal soccer players visited St. John's ECS Head Start (HS) in Chula Vista to meet Early HS and HS students on the turf field. Students played soccer-related carnival games with several stations located around the area. Some activities included kicking balls in the net, passing and exercise drills, etc. Students, teachers, and players were all excited and full of energy.
San Diego Loyal players engaging the students. October 2022.
Elizabeth (Fitzsimons) Wilberg, Edgar Sierra, and other community leaders are featured in the September edition of Giving Back Magazine highlighting ECS’ annual meeting. ECS facilitated the panel discussion, which focused on the pandemic, its impact on San Diego’s children, and various solutions, including affordable early childhood education through our HS programs and the benefits of behavioral health services through our Para Las Familias program. Additionally, the panel shared concerns about children overcoming the impact of the last two years encountering shutdowns of primary care providers and longstanding inequalities for disenfranchised communities.
Visit Para Las Familias to learn more about our outpatient behavioral and mental health clinic.
Giving Back Magazine is a monthly bilingual, binational publication featuring events, businesses, and individuals making a difference in the San Diego and Tijuana community. Read the full article.
ECS CEO Elizabeth (Fitzsimons) Wilberg, ECS HCS Associate Director Edgar Sierra, First 5 San Diego Alethea Arguilez, M.A, Rady Children’s Hospital Willough Jenkins, M.D., and San Diego for Every Child Erin Hogeboom photographed at ECS’ annual meeting. September 2022.
TDK collected and donated glue sticks, pencils, pencil boxes, crayons, markers, notebooks, backpacks, and scissors to our Head Start program. ECS is committed to working with our partners to strengthen our community efforts, and we appreciate TDK’s annual contribution, which helps us to make a difference. We’re grateful for their partnership and continued support.
Head Start staff show their appreciation for the donation with Lucy Khuu, TDK HR coordinator. September 2022.
Mid-September several ECS Head Start (HS) professionals ventured to Washington D.C. to attend the Head Start Association Leadership Institute for training and advocacy. HS leaders had the opportunity to speak with members of congress to include Sara Jacobs and Emily Latimar, the Legislative Correspondent for Congressman Juan Vargas. Our staff advocated for congress to earmark the appropriate level of funding needed for HS to properly serve San Diego children and families. After this immersive experience, HS leaders returned to ECS motivated and inspired with several key takeaways on how they can better serve our families.
Visit Head Start & Early Head Start — Episcopal Community Services (ecscalifornia.org) to learn more about our program.
ECS Head Start leaders (photographed with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs) attend the National Head Start Association Leadership Institute in Washington D.C. September 2022.