Jessica Vega’s connection to Sonoma CAN’s Head Start began in childhood. Her mother, Maricruz Reynoso, worked at CAN and knew how critical preschool was to childhood development. Years later, Jessica enrolled her own son, Roberto. Jessica has now worked at Sonoma CAN Head Start for 14 years and oversees a team of case managers and outreach workers, and Roberto just joined our team, bringing three generation to Sonoma CAN. Since 1965, thousands of children have benefited from Head Start, which offers free kindergarten prep, wellness checks, nutritious meals, and parent education. Maricruz, Jessica and Roberto’s story shows that Sonoma CAN Head Start not only improves children’s lives, but those of their families and future generations.
Sonoma Community Action Network, 2250 Northpoint Pkwy., Santa Rosa, 707-544-6911, CapSonoma.org/Head-Start/
