Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Mission
ICS will be globally recognized by strengthening comprehensive services for children and families.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
ICS enriches and strengthens children, families and communities for future success.
From the Executive Director
Greetings,
I am honored and excited to welcome you again to review the results of ICS annual report regarding the gains and successes our children obtained during the 2024-2025 program year. ICS is an early childhood program that provides comprehensive services for children from birth to age five. Our program is devoted exclusively to exploring, documenting, and showcasing the wonderful growth spans the children are exhibiting during their time at the centers.
Our teachers are extraordinary because they are resilient when it comes to ensuring that the children are obtaining the necessary skills by honoring the past, reflecting on the present, and shaping the future of our children and families. I just want to say they deserve our utmost admiration for doing a superb job in educating the children in each class. I know our staff are doing exceedingly well because at ICS we pledge to work together with the families, the community partners, and our colleagues. This is why we are unique.
ICS has encountered difficult times during this year, but we will not throw in the towel. We will continue to serve our children and families to the best of our abilities. We do not just want to survive but we want to thrive for the future.
So, let’s look at the results our agency has accomplished this year and let us all cheer and applaud everyone for the great results that are printed. We are making everyone take a look at what we are doing-Making Small Miracles a Great Success! ICS, we have one voice, and that is to ensure all of our Head Start children succeed.
ICS, we are changing lives and making a difference!
Eloise McClinton
Executive Director
From the Board Chair
We have been given the opportunity to be a part of the lives of children and families in fourteen of Mississippi’s eighty-two counties. This is an awesome responsibility, and a challenge we must prepare for each year. Accepting the fact that our children and families now have choices means we must acquire new skills, be willing to adapt to new strategies, and continue to recruit and retain employees who are willing and able to accept the responsibility of providing children with a head start. We must all keep in mind that we hold the future of children in our hands and believe that we can make a difference every day.
We will always have challenges. However, as the group of individuals that make up the Institute of Community Services, board, council, and employees, we can, and we must face these challenges and either rise to the occasion or go by way of the dinosaur. Let us choose to keep rising.
Howard Hollins
Board Chairman
From the Board Vice Chair
With children, families and communities at its core, (ICS) the Institute of Community Services, Project Head Start is diligently working to make great successes as it strives for excellence. The staff, stakeholders, community partners, Policy Council and Board are dedicated to the mission and vision of this great program.
ICS realizes that during turbulent economies and the many challenges facing the Head Start Program, we must not forget our goal – Making Small Miracles a great success! Our dedicated staff and stakeholders work tirelessly, engaging in innovative strategies and ideas to keep hope alive for ICS. ICS, we encourage you to continue this awesome journey of helping to make children, families and communities successful now and into the future.
Juanita Jones
Board Vice Chair
From The Policy Council Chair
I am truly grateful for the trust you have placed in me as the Chair of Policy Council. I am committed to leading our Council with dedication, integrity, and a steadfast focus on our shared goals. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Policy Council, Board, and Staff of ICS Head Start. Your dedication and enthusiasm continue inspire me.
As we move forward, I want to continue to emphasize the critical role that parents play in our Policy Council. I encourage all parents to actively engage with us by sharing insights, and collaborating to shape policies that reflect the collective wisdom of our community. Thank you for your dedication and support.
Sherise Jones-Sims
Policy Council Chair
From The Director of Public Relations
To our Stakeholders,
We thank you for the support that you give to the Institute of Institute of Community Services, Inc. (ICS Project Head Start). This Public Report is one of the ways that we can share information with our stakeholders. We appreciate each and every one of you.
Our motto of “Making Small Miracles a Great Success” is not just words that sound good, but true in every sense. At the Institute of Community Services, Inc. (ICS), we believe in the children that walk through our halls during the year. Our staff is ready to share their training with the students. We also believe in our parents and support them in any way we can.
We want you to walk through the doors and see that these young people are ready to move; and years from now you will hear them say, “Yes, I went to Head Start, I got my start at the Institute of Community Services, Inc. (ICS) Project Head Start.”
Thank you for being who you are.
Fannie L. Lampley
Director of Public Relations
Institute of Community Services, Inc. (ICS)Project Head Start
Department Reports
13 Counties
Clink on the link below for the reports for the 13 Counties from the areas of Early Head Start, Child Development, Family Services & ERSEA, Nutrition, Parent Engagement and the Audit Statement and Budget. At the end of the report, you will have the opportunity to view and download it as a PDF in both English and Spanish.
Benton County
Clink on the link below for the reports for Benton County from the areas of Early Head Start, Child Development, Family Services & ERSEA, Nutrition, Parent Engagement and the Audit Statement and Budget. At the end of the report, you will have the opportunity to view and download it as a PDF in both English and Spanish.