Media Advisory
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Office of Public Affairs Washington, DC	For Immediate Release Date: November 20, 2008 Contact: Kenneth J. Wolfe Phone: 202-401-9215

 

News Conference in N.Y. on Head Start

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will be joined by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to announce bringing reproductions of 40 pieces of great American art to all 20,000 Head Start centers throughout the nation.

Picturing America ^SM is a set of 40 works of significant American art chosen by NEH as a way to help all Americans understand the history of our country and its diverse people and places. In Head Start classrooms, the art will be used as an educational tool to help meet child development goals. Special guests during the news conference will include a classroom of Head Start children.

WHO:	Tevi Troy, deputy secretary, HHS Bruce Cole, chairman, NEH Daniel Schneider, HHS acting assistant secretary for children and families Ron Herndon, chairman, National Head Start Association
WHAT:	Announcement of 40 images of American art to be distributed to all 20,000 Head Start centers.
WHEN:	Thursday, December 4, 2008 11:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE:	Children's Museum of Manhattan 212 West 83 rd Street New York , NY 10024

For more information visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/ or http://PicturingAmerica.neh.gov.

Note: All ACF news releases, fact sheets and other materials are available at www.acf.hhs.gov/opa/index.html.