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Date: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1996 For Immediate Release Contact: Michael Kharfen (202) 401-9215
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today announced new "Early Head Start" grants for programs that will provide comprehensive support and services to low-income families with children under three and pregnant women.
For FY 1996, HHS is awarding 74 new Early Head Start grants. At a funding level of $40 million, this expansion will serve nearly 6,000 more children and their families. Combined with last year's grants, Early Head Start now totals 142 programs across t he country.
President Clinton made a commitment to the expansion and improved quality of Head Start and he has delivered on that promise to our nation's youngest children, said Secretary Shalala.
Early Head Start provides a truly comprehensive program at the most critical time of a child's development.
The programs will provide a range and variety of services to children and their families. Using the successful Head Start model, Early Head Start will offer a basic early education, nutrition, health and family development approach. Yet to meet the uni que requirements of very young children, the programs will test new services as well, including special health needs for newborns, a three-generational model with grandparents, parents and children, and strong parent-child interaction models. Also, some programs will target families with particular needs, such as teen parents and families with histories of substance abuse.
The Early Head Start programs will provide services in home-based and center-based settings. Many will provide services to families in public housing developments.
More and more evidence shows that Head Start lifts up children and their families as more kids complete their education, get jobs and achieve success, said Mary Jo Bane, assistant secretary for children and families.
The Clinton Administration recogn izes that, with little cost, the investment in Head Start pays off with a brighter future for both children and their parents.
Early Head Start was one of the important features of the landmark reauthorization of the Head Start Act, signed by President Clinton in 1994. The act set aside a portion of Head Start funds to establish the new Early Head Start program.
Grant recipients are:
Fairbanks Native Association, Fairbanks, Alaska, $607,500.
Maricopa County, Phoenix, Ariz., $502,781.
Butte County Office of Education Oroville, Calif., $425,752.
Child, Family and Community Services, Inc., Freemont, Calif., $585,225.
Children's Services International, Salinas, Calif., $607,500.
El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools, Placerville, Calif., $373,500.
Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission, Fresno, Calif., $607,500.
Placer Community Action Council, Inc., Auburn, Calif., $529,605.
Institute for Human and Social Development, South San Francisco, Calif., $607,500.
Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments, Canon City, Colo., $397,400.
Rosemount Center, Washington, D.C., $607,500.
United Planning Organization, Washington, D.C., $572,186.*
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., $425,340.
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Tampa, Fla., $607,500.
Redlands Christian Migrant Association, Immokalee, Fla., $607,500.
State of Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, Hawaii, $373,500.
Parents and Children Together, Honolulu, Hawaii, $514,905.*
Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho, $607,500.
Better Boys Foundation, Chicago, Ill., $607,500.
CEDA of Cook County, Chicago, Ill., $607,500.
Family Service and Visiting Nurse Association, Alton, Ill., $607,500.
Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Peoria, Ill., $533,250.
Springfield Urban League, Inc., Springfield, Ill., $607,500.
Child Adult Resource Service, Inc., Rockville, Ind., $204,736.*
Hopewell Center, Inc., Anderson, Ind., $373,500.
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, $238,550.*
Audubon Area Community Services Inc., Owensboro, Ky., $607,500.
Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunities, Barboursville, Ky., $607,500.
Whitley County Communities for Children, Williamsburg, Ky., $373,500.
Community Concepts, Inc., South Paris, Maine, $599,045.
Western Maine Community Action, East Wilton, Maine, $278,737.*
University of Maryland, College Park, Md., $607,500.
Community Teamwork, Inc., Lowell, Mass., $607,500.
Carman Ainsworth Community Schools, Flint, Mich., $607,500.
Child Development Services of Ottawa County, Inc., Holland, Mich., $115,927.*
City of Detroit Neighborhood Services Department, Detroit, Mich., $1,030,435.*
Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft CAA, Inc., Escanaba, Mich., $90,185.*
Mid-Michigan CAA, Inc., Clare, Mich., $607,500.
Model Cities Family Development Center, St. Paul, Minn., $402,638.
Upper Midwest American Indian Center, Minneapolis, Minn., $373,500.
Panhandle Community Services, Gering, Neb., $109,434.*
The Salvation Army, Omaha, Neb., $604,283.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Fort Yates, N.D., $607,500.
ACCORD, Inc., Belmont, N.Y., $275,250.*
Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York, N.Y., $607,500.
Ballston Spa Central School Disrict, Ballston Spa, N.Y., $504,000.
Grand Street Settlement, New York, N.Y., $607,500.
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Inc., Bronx, N.Y., $607,500.
New Square Community Improvement Council, Spring Valley, N.Y., $607,500.
The Children's Aid Society, New York, N.Y., $373,500.
Utica Head Start Children and Families, Utica, N.Y., $471,982.
University Settlement Society of New York, New York, N.Y., $508,317.
Group Homes of Camden County, Inc., Camden, N.J., $446,516.*
East Orange Child Development Corp., East Orange, N.J., $607,500.
CEO in Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, $599,029.*
Council on Rural Services Programs, Inc., Greenville, Ohio, $195,780.*
Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Okla., $571,514.
Community Services for Children, Inc., Bethlehem, Pa., $607,500.
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa., $675,000.
Civic Senior Citizens, Inc., Aliquippa, Pa., $373,500.
Westmoreland Human Opportunities, Inc., Greensburg, Pa., $373,500.
Comprehensive Community Action Program, Cranston, R.I., $216,675.*
C.H.I.L.D., Inc., Warwick, R.I., $607,500.
Interlakes Community Action, Inc., Madison, S.D., $483,660.
Youth and Family Services, Inc., Pennington, S.D., $259,641.*
Northwest Tennessee Economic Development, Dresden, Tenn., $474,708.
CAC of South Texas, Alice, Texas, $491,922.
Community Action Inc., of Hays, Caldwell and Blanco counties, San Marcos, Texas, $607,500.
Child Inc., Austin, Texas, $569,430.
North East Kingdom Community Action Inc., Newport, Vt., $611,289.*
People Inc. of Southwest Virginia, Abingdon, Va., $87,704.*
East Coast Migrant Council, Arlington, Va., $336,664.*
CESA #11, Glenwood City, Wis., $737,113.*
Next Door Foundations, Milwaukee, Wis., $446,490.