The Early Head Start program provides comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income families with children under three and pregnant women. The Early Head Start program is the product of bipartisan legislation signed into law by President Clinton in May 1994 with the reauthorization of the Head Start Act.

The program is designed to provide services that create an environment that builds upon and responds to the unique strengths and needs of each child and family, including: developmentally appropriate activities for infants and toddlers (both in and out of the home), home visits (especially for families with newborns and other infants), parent involvement (including parent-child activities), comprehensive developmental and health services (including services for women prior to, during and after pregnancy), nutrition, and ongoing support to parents through case management and peer support groups.

Early Head Start services is provided in the ALPI George W. Truitt Family Services Center located in Ft. Pierce, Florida.