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🌟 MEET THE TEAM: Melanie Craft, LSW 🌟Meet Melanie Craft, one of our Family Advocates at LEADS! 💙On November 28, Melanie ...
10/08/2026

🌟 MEET THE TEAM: Melanie Craft, LSW 🌟

Meet Melanie Craft, one of our Family Advocates at LEADS! 💙

On November 28, Melanie will celebrate four years with LEADS, and she says one of her favorite parts of the job is seeing families succeed — whether that means supporting parents, advocating for children, or helping families navigate whatever comes their way.

Outside of work, Melanie loves laughing, being outdoors, and spending time with her kids, grandkids, and friends. ❤️

And she has two BIG personal goals:
🐘 Spend time with elephants in their natural environment
📖 Finish her memoir — plus two other books she’s working on!

And finally, Melanie has a very important observation about life at LEADS: We have THREE Jessies working here… and one of them looks just like her! 😂

That would be Jessie Craft, a LEADS Substitute who joined us in April. 😊

We’re glad to have Melanie — and all three Jessies — on the LEADS team!

10/08/2026

All LEADS locations will be closed on Monday, October 12th, to observe the national holiday. We will reopen and resume normal business hours on Tuesday. Thank you.

🎃 Utica & Delaware families — we’re looking for some awesome little learners!Is your 3- or 4-year-old ready to learn, gr...
10/07/2026

🎃 Utica & Delaware families — we’re looking for some awesome little learners!

Is your 3- or 4-year-old ready to learn, grow, make friends, and have some fun? ❤️

LEADS Head Start in Utica and Delaware has openings for children who are ready to make the most of their preschool years.

✨ Build school-readiness skills
🚌 Make new friends
📚 Learn through hands-on activities
❤️ Grow confidence and independence
🌟 Get ready for kindergarten — and beyond!

And because preschool should work for families, Head Start is designed to support the whole family, too.

📍 LEADS Head Start — Delaware, Ohio

If your little one is ready to get started, send us a message or learn more about enrollment today! https://tinyurl.com/3y2k7r54

Their future starts with a great beginning. 💙

A big thank you to our partners at Ohio Power (AEP) for donating these beautiful refrigerators to our Pataskala Food Pan...
10/06/2026

A big thank you to our partners at Ohio Power (AEP) for donating these beautiful refrigerators to our Pataskala Food Pantry! ❤️

Your generosity helps us keep more fresh, healthy food available for our neighbors in need. We appreciate your partnership and your investment in our community!

Follow your passion. Work where your heart is. ❤️Find a job where what you do matters — and where you can make a real di...
10/05/2026

Follow your passion. Work where your heart is. ❤️

Find a job where what you do matters — and where you can make a real difference in the lives of people in your community.

Come make a difference with LEADS.

NOW HIRING FOR:
Teachers, assistant teachers, home educators, food service aides.

https://leadscaa.org/who-we-are/careers.html

WORK THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE plus... competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a 4-day (34-hour) Monday - Thursday workweek.

🍎 Happy National Teachers' Day! 🍎Today, we celebrate ALL teachers who inspire curiosity, build confidence, encourage big...
10/05/2026

🍎 Happy National Teachers' Day! 🍎

Today, we celebrate ALL teachers who inspire curiosity, build confidence, encourage big dreams, and help children discover just how much they can do.

At LEADS Head Start, we are proud of our teachers who do all of that—and so much more. ❤️

They know that teaching a preschooler isn't just about ABCs and 123s. It's about helping a child learn to make friends, solve problems, express their feelings, try something new, and believe in themselves.

Every day, our Head Start teachers are helping lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning.

To our incredible LEADS Head Start teachers: thank you for showing up, caring deeply, and making a difference in the lives of our youngest learners. 🌟

We are proud to call you part of the LEADS team!

Interested in your preschooler joining Head Start, we enroll all year long...
https://tinyurl.com/3y2k7r54

🥣 1,100+ boxes of cereal. One incredible community.A huge thank you to our friends and neighbors at Licking Heights Loca...
10/02/2026

🥣 1,100+ boxes of cereal. One incredible community.

A huge thank you to our friends and neighbors at Licking Heights Local Schools for donating more than 1,100 boxes of cereal to the LEADS Food Pantry in Pataskala!

The cereal was donated by generous families at Lima Ridge Elementary and distributed to help stock several local food pantries, including ours.

We’re grateful for the generosity of the Licking Heights community and for everyone who helped make this donation possible. 💙

Thank you for helping keep our neighbors’ cupboards stocked!

Looking for a job where YOU can make a difference?Come join a team that believes the work we do matters — because it doe...
10/01/2026

Looking for a job where YOU can make a difference?

Come join a team that believes the work we do matters — because it does. ❤️

Plus...
4-day, 34-hour, Monday-Thursday workweek. Every Friday off? Yes, please.
Paid time off
Paid holidays
High quality medical, dental, vision available
403B retirement with match

Check out the opportunities and apply at https://leadscaa.org/who-we-are/careers.html

🍎 Help Fight Hunger in Buckeye Lake! ❤️Your generosity can help our community thrive!Throughout October, the LEADS Bucke...
10/01/2026

🍎 Help Fight Hunger in Buckeye Lake! ❤️

Your generosity can help our community thrive!

Throughout October, the LEADS Buckeye Lake Food Pantry will receive $1 for every $2.50 reusable Fight Hunger bag purchased at the Kroger at 600 E. Main Street in Hebron.

🛍️ Every bag purchased helps us provide food to neighbors in need and work toward a community where no one in the Buckeye Lake area goes hungry.

And there’s another easy way to support LEADS!

If you’re a Kroger shopper, please consider linking your Kroger Plus Card to LEADS through Kroger Community Rewards. There’s no cost to you, and Kroger will make a donation to LEADS based on your purchases throughout the year.

🔎 LEADS Organization #: DX578

Thank you for helping us Fight Hunger and strengthen our community! 💙

🎶 Meet the Team: Bethany Swetnam! 🐾Bethany has been part of the LEADS team since February 2024 and serves as a Family Ad...
09/30/2026

🎶 Meet the Team: Bethany Swetnam! 🐾

Bethany has been part of the LEADS team since February 2024 and serves as a Family Advocate.

Before joining LEADS, Bethany spent 15 years as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor, worked with seniors, and even worked in a group home for children. She brings a lot of experience and compassion to the families she works with!

What does Bethany enjoy most about working at LEADS?
Seeing families succeed and watching children grow and develop. ❤️

As a Family Advocate, Bethany helps parents with applications, resources, and whatever other needs may come up. Sometimes that means finding a resource, sometimes it means helping solve a problem, and sometimes it simply means lending an ear. She’s there to support families however she can.

Something fun about Bethany?
Bethany does NOT enjoy quiet. 😂 If she’s around, there’s probably music playing, a book on tape going, or some other kind of background noise. Silence? No thank you!

She describes herself as "country" and loves traveling, spending time with her family and pets, and cheering on her children as they participate in all of their activities. ❤️

We’re glad to have Bethany on the LEADS team — and we’re guessing there’s probably some music playing while she’s reading this! 🎶😂

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