The Head Start program, in 1965, was founded as part of Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. Since then, it has grown significantly to serve more than 30 million children and their families in all 50 states in every urban and rural area. This is a program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help children from low-income families promote academic effectiveness through local community agencies. This program provides funding opportunities that are awarded directly to public and nonprofit organizations. This program still works today and has proven to be the best. When people see organizations like this, then that's all they can do to succeed, because it is within these organizations that children will find that extra push in their lives. This program has also been shown to not only reduce crime, but also help prevent