Community Action Resource & Development

The overall mission of CARD is to bring together funding and resources to reduce poverty, revitalize communities and empower low income families and individuals. Head Start/Early Head Start is an educational program focusing on children who are 0-5 years and expectant women, and seeks to provide a "head start" to children through educational, nutritional, health and social services programming. Funding is provided through federal and state funds.

Early Head Start provides a high quality learning environment to income-eligible families in the following counties: TUlsa (BA), Rogers, Mayes, Wagoner, Washington & Nowata. CARD also provides additional programming such as Home buyers assistance, utilities assistance, Senior nutrition, food pantries, and prescription assistance.