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Early Education in Pennsylvania: Community Engagement Groups

Pennsylvania’s Early Childhood Community Engagement Groups (CEG) build support networks in every county for organizations and individuals interested in quality early education. CEGs bring together early childhood programs, parents, school districts and child-serving organizations to assess what quality early learning programs are currently available in the community and to develop ways to encourage quality early learning.  They also work with school districts and community-based early learning programs to develop ways to make smooth transition from preschool to kindergarten for child, parents and teachers. CEG coordinators for each county are listed below.

 

Adams County

United Way of Adams County
Judi Reuwer
717-334-5809 x 24
uwacgifts@planetcable.net                  Return to top

 

 Allegheny County

University of Pittsburgh
Michelle Figlar
412-600-1505
mmf26@pitt.edu                                  Return to top


       

Armstrong County

ARIN IU 28
Kathy Shick
724-463-5300
ackids@live.com                                  Return to top

 

Beaver County

Beaver Co. Early Care & Education Council, Beaver Co. Cooperative Extension
Darcy Stiteler
724-774-5782
bcearlycare@comcast.net                     Return to top 


 

Bedford County

Center for Community Services
Diana Dick
814-623-9129
ddick@centerforcommunityaction.org      Return to top 

 

Berks County

United Way of Berks County
Jane Moyer
610-685-4577
janemoy@uwberks.org                          Return to top

 

 

Blair County

United Way of Blair County
Autumn Temple
814-944-0884
atemple@unitedwayofblaircounty.org       Return to top

 


Bradford-Sullivan Counties

Partners in Family & Community Development
Lenette Weinman
570-265-2896
lweinman@pfcd.org                            Return to top.

 

Bucks County

Bucks County Quality Child Care Coalition
Dina Ricciardi
215-806-2802
dricciardi@carisma.net                          Return to top

 

Butler County

Lifesteps
Julie Thumma
724 283 2154 x310
jthumma@lifesteps.net                          Return to top.

 

Cambria County

Office of Community Health
Oriana Poruban
814-472-6341
orianalee_2000@yahoo.com                 Return to top 


 

Cameron County

Northern Tier Community Action Corp.
Amelia Smith
814-486-1161 x241
amelia.smith@ntcac.org                   Return to top. 

 

Carbon County

Lehigh Carbon Community College
Evalynn Kuehner
570-325-2771
ekuehner@lccc.edu                          Return to top.  

Centre County

Smart Start-Centre County
Eileen Wise
814-238-0331
eileen@smartstartcc.org                      Return to top.

 

Chester County

Chester County Intermediate Unit
Terry Mullineaux
484-237-5401
terrym@cciu.org                                Return to top. 
 

Clarion County

Community Action Inc.
Tracy Weaver
800-648-3381 x244
tweaver@jccap.org                            Return to top. 
 

Clearfield County

Clearfield County League on Social Services Inc.
Susan Bloom
814-765-2613
cclsssjb@hotmail.com                        Return to top. 


 

Clinton County

Clinton County Cooperative Extension
Laurie Welch
570-726-0022
law27@psu.edu                                    Return to top.
 

Columbia County

Columbia Child Development Program
Beth Cherwinski
570-275-4047 x257
bcherwinski@danvillecdc.org                  Return to top.


 

Crawford County

YWCA of Meadville
Judy Ventresca
814-724-4279
judy_ventresca@windstream.net             Return to top. 

 

Cumberland County

United Way of Cumberland County
Nancy Fishman
717-243-4805
nancy@carlisleunitedway.org                Return to top. 

 

Dauphin County

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
Steve Messner
717-236-5040
steve@tfec.org                                    Return to top. 

 

Delaware County

YMCA of Philadelphia and Vicinity
Ricky Pfeifer
610-209-2846
rpfeifer@philaymca.org                        Return to top. 

 

Elk County

Northern Tier Community Action Corp.
Amelia Smith
814-486-1161 x241
amelia.smith@ntcac.org                      Return to top.


 

Erie County

Early Connections
Valerie Kish-Bierbower
814.874.0144 x 15
vbierbower@earlyconnectionserie.org     Return to top.

 

Fayette County

Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette Inc.
William (Bill) Huebner
(724) 437-2590 ext. 303
whuebner@privateindustrycouncil.com

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Forest County

W/F Economic Opportunity Council
Beth Fantaskey
814-726-1361
fantaskey@atlanticbb.net                    Return to top.

 

 

Franklin County

South Central Community Action Programs
Tammy Barnhart
717-263-5060
c-tabarnha@state.pa.us                      Return to top.

 

 

Fulton County

Fulton County Center for Families
Jaime Taylor
717-485-5038
jtaylor@fccfamilies.com                      Return to top. 

 

Greene County

Greene County Human Services
Angie VanDyne
724-852-5275, x522
avandyne@co.greene.pa.us                  Return to top.

 

 

Huntingdon County

Huntingdon Co. Child & Adult Development Corp.
Pam Williams
814-643-5199 ext. 138
pwilliams@hccadc.org                          Return to top.

 

 

Indiana County

Indiana County Department of Human Services
Kathleen Abbey-Baker
724-463-0794
kabakercac@yahoo.com                    Return to top.

 

 

 

Jefferson County

Community Action Inc.
Tracy Weaver
800-648-3381 x244
tweaver@jccap.org                             Return to top.

 

Juniata County

United Way of Mifflin-Juniata
Cristy Yoders
717-248-9636
cyoders@mjunitedway.org                     Return to top 


 

Lackawanna County

United Way of Lackwanna County
Elaine Errico
570-343-1267 x232
eerrico@uwlc.net                                  Return to top 

 

Lancaster County

United Way of Lancaster County
Judi Anderson
717-824-8124
Anderson@uwlanc.org                           Return to top

 

 

Lawrence County

Lawrence County Social Services
Nancy Welker
724-657-1285
nwelker@lccap.org                             Return to top 

 

Lebanon County

Quality Early Learning of Lebanon Co., IU 13  
Betty Holsopple
717-450-1513
Margaret_holsopple@iu13.org             Return to top

 

 

Lehigh-Northampton Counties

United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley
Mary Widmer
610-807-5743
maryw@unitedwayglv.org                     Return to top

 

Luzerne County

Success By 6 - United Way of Wyoming Valley
Kristen Huff
570-829-6711
khuff@unitedwaywb.org                       Return to top.  

 

Lycoming County

Lycoming County United Way
Jennifer Bolich
570-323-9448
jenniferbolich@yahoo.com                    Return to top. 

 

McKean County

Northern Tier Community Action Corp.
Amelia Smith
814-486-1161 x241
amelia.smith@ntcac.org                   Return to top.

 

Mercer County

Mercer County Cooperative Extension
Frasier Zahniser
724-662-3141
fbz1@psu.edu                                     Return to top. 


 

Mifflin County

United Way of Mifflin-Juniata
Cristy Yoders
717-248-9636
cyoders@mjunitedway.org                    Return to top

 

Monroe County

PHCA
Roxanne Powell
570-517-3958
rpowell@co.monroe.pa.us                    Return to top 
 

Montgomery County

Montgomery Child Care Consortium
Erin Connolly
610-617-4550
econnolly@melc.org                           Return to top.


 

Montour County

Danville Child Development Center
Beth Cherwinski
570-275-4047
bcherwinski@danvillecdc.org               Return to top. 
 

Northumberland County

Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way
Karen Ulp
570-988-0993
ececoord@gsvuw.org                            Return to top. 

Perry County

Perry County Literacy Council
Karen Barlup
717-567-7323
ece@pa.net                                        Return to top. 


 

Philadelphia County

United Way of Southeastern PA
Jason Kleinman
215-665-2461
jkleinman@uwsepa.org                        Return to top. 

Pike County

Early Care and Ed Coalition of Pike County
Dana Wojciechowski
570-296-3992
danaclrc@yahoo.com                          Return to top.


 

Potter County

Northern Tier Community Action Corp.
Amelia Smith
814-486-1161 x241
amelia.smith@ntcac.org                      Return to top.

 

Schuylkill County

Child Development Inc.
Gina Gargano
570-385-3986
lpc@childdevelop.org                           Return to top. 
 

Somerset County

Community Action Partnerships for Somerset County
Katie Klein
814-445-9628 x225
kklein@capfsc.org                               Return to top. 

 

Susquehanna County

Susquehanna County CARES
Stephanie Thornton
570-465-5040
stcares@epix.net                               Return to top. 


 

Tioga County

Tioga Co Partnership for Community Health
Alishia Sullivan
570-723-0520
tcp11@epix.net                                  Return to top. 


 

Union & Snyder Counties

Union County Cooperative Extension
Mary Mahoney-Ferster
570-966-8194
mmm46@ag.psu.edu                        Return to top. 

 

Venango County

Community Services of Venango County
Missy Besnick
814-678-7766
mbensink@csvenango.com                 Return to top.

 

 

Warren County

W/F Economic Opportunity Council
Beth Fantaskey
814-726-1361
fantaskey@atlanticbb.net                   Return to top.

 

 

Washington County

Washington Family Center
Kelly Goedel & Tammy Thompson
724-229-7410
KGoedel@sphs.org & tthompson@sphs.org

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Wayne County

Wayne County Children's Coalition
Michele Young
570-229-5437
wccc@wcchildrenscoalition.com            Return to top.

 

 

Westmoreland County

United Way of Westmoreland
Janice Gebicki
724-834-7170
jan@unitedway4u.org                           Return to top.

 

 

Wyoming County

Wyoming County HANDS
Annette Smith
570-836-2350
hands2217@yahoo.com                       Return to top.

 

 

York County

United Way of York County
Christy Renjilian
717-771-3803
renjilianc@unitedway-york.org                Return to top.

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