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Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. Wyoming Area Center

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Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. Wyoming Area Center is a public school in Pittston, Pennsylvania that is part of Office of Head Start. Its teachers have had 61 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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109 New St

Pittston, PA 18640 View local requests

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Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. Wyoming Area Center Demographics

62%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. Wyoming Area Center

$21,254

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projects funded

teachers funded

228

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projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. Wyoming Area Center has received support from 179 individuals from Pennsylvania and 49 individuals out-of-state.

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