Penny Meadows Joins Jeremy Wendt To Discuss How Early Education Changes Lives

Host Jeremy Wendt sits down with Penny Meadows, Director of LBJNC Head Start, to talk about how early education is changing lives across the region. Penny shares her journey from volunteering as a Head Start parent in Crawford to leading the program that now serves 80 children in four Upper Cumberland communities—Livingston, Byrdstown, Jamestown, and Cookeville. She reflects on the program’s rich history, the support that helped her earn her college degree, and the impact of initiatives like the foster grandparent program and recent grant projects.

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