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We are a private, not-for-profit organization that embodies a commitment to increasing the life chances of people of all ages. It is our intention to use innovative learning programs to open the possibilities that exist in all of us to live an enriched life of purpose. The programs support our belief that the vitality and creativity of the learning experiences are the essential elements in achieving success.

Council on Rural Services
During a recent trip to Washington DC for the Head Start Leadership Institute, Shirley Hathaway our executive director and Liz Schoonover our Early Childhood Director visited the "Hill" and met with Senator Brown and aides to Boehner, Jordan, Turner and Portman.

Council on Rural Services
ACES received a certificate from the 130th General Assembly of the Ohio Senate along with a letter from Senator Beagle. The Senator personally extending his congratulations to the staff for their work in the ACES program.


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DID YOU KNOW - almost 30% of people in the 55-64 age group volunteer their time. Are you newly or semi retired and looking for something to do in your community. Call Greg the RSVP volunteer program director at 937-778-5220; we have volunteer openings in all our counties.

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Client Comments: "The Head Start center has done so much for my kids; they are way ahead of the curve in school. At my daughters first parent/teacher conference her teacher described her as the kindergartener that you WANT to have and that she was the most well-rounded child in the class" ~parent from Fairborn

Council on Rural Services
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." - William Butler Yeats