Mountainheart Community Services, Inc.

Mountainheart Community Services, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in West Virginia that has been registered to receive federal awards since September 11, 2001. The organization primarily focuses on providing comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and family support services through Head Start and Early Head Start programs. These programs aim to promote school readiness for low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children by enhancing their cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development. Mountainheart has been a long-standing recipient of Head Start grants, leveraging this funding to deliver a wide range of anti-poverty initiatives in the local community.

Through various federal grant awards and sub-awards, Mountainheart Community Services, Inc. provides an extensive array of services aimed at alleviating poverty and supporting vulnerable populations. These services include weatherization assistance for low-income families, pregnancy prevention education using evidence-based curricula, home visiting services for prenatal clients and young children, emergency heating assistance, and tax preparation support through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The organization also offers child care resource and referral services for multiple service delivery areas. Mountainheart receives funding from several federal agencies and programs, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Head Start, the Community Services Block Grant program, the Weatherization Assistance Program through the Department of Energy, and various initiatives under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The organization frequently collaborates with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the West Virginia Department of Economic Development as prime grantees for many of these sub-awards, demonstrating a strong partnership with state agencies in delivering critical social services.