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News Release

HHS AWARDS $72 MILLION IN EARLY HEAD START GRANTS NATIONWIDE

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced $72 million in grants to 160 local agencies to administer the Early Head Start Program. These funds will be used to increase Early Head Start enrollment by approximately 7,000 infants and toddlers, bringing total Early Head Start enrollment to 62,400.

"These Early Head Start grants will ensure that thousands more young children get needed support to promote early education, giving them a better chance for success when they eventually start school," Secretary Thompson said. "Early Head Start agencies are essential partners in helping to prepare economically disadvantaged children for a lifetime of learning."

Early Head Start provides comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income pregnant women and families with children under the age of three. It also teaches parenting skills and helps families move toward self-sufficiency.

In 2001, there were 650 Early Head Start programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These programs served more than 55,000 children under the age of three for some $550 million. Early Head Start began in 1995.

Findings from a seven-year national evaluation of the Early Head Start program released in June 2002 showed that 3-year-old children completing the program performed better in cognitive and language development than children not participating in the program. The children also developed behavior patterns that prepared them for success in school, such as engaging in tasks, paying attention and showing less aggression. Parents in Early Head Start showed more positive parenting behavior, reported less physical punishment of their children and did more to help their children learn at home through activities such as reading to their children. The effects of the program were sustained and broadened from earlier assessments completed a year ago when the group of children was 2 years old. A copy of the study can be obtained from the Head Start publication center at http://www.headstartinfo.org/cgi-bin/pubcatstore.cfm.

"Early Head Start is an excellent example of this Administration's dedication to leaving no child behind. This program enables the youngest economically disadvantaged children to start to develop the skills they need to succeed in life," said Wade F. Horn, assistant secretary for children and families.

The grants are listed below:

Legal Grantee Name	City	State	Fed. EHS $ Approved
Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments	Fort Yukon	AK	$850,000
Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity	Birmingham	AL	$618,534
Mississippi County EOC	Blytheville	AR	$330,000
Arkansas Human Development Corp	Little Rock	AR	$691,308
Child Development, Inc.	Russelville	AR	$233,000
North Arizona Council of Government Head Start	Flagstaff	AZ	$966,911
Maricopa County	Phoenix	AZ	$556,400
Southwest Human Development, Inc.	Phoenix	AZ	$885,709
Child Parent Centers, Inc.	Tucson	AZ	$1,298,780
Northcoast Children's Services	Arcata	CA	$350,000
Kern County Economic Opportunity Commissioner	Bakersfield	CA	$600,000
Four Winds of Indian Education, Inc.	Chico	CA	$448,630
Los Angeles County Office of Education	Downey	CA	$514,669
Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commissioner	Fresno	CA	$600,000
Sutter Lakeside Community Services	Lakeport	CA	$300,000
Volunteers of America SWCC	Le Mesa	CA	$475,000
Long Beach Unified School District Head Start	Long Beach	CA	$709,200
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	Los Angeles	CA	$350,000
Stanislaus County Office of Education	Modesto	CA	$660,000
Child Start Incorporated	Napa	CA	$800,000
Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee (MAAC)	National City	CA	$673,200
Community Action Marin	Novato	CA	$85,048
Community Action Agency of Butte County, Inc	Oroville	CA	$640,000
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools	Riverside	CA	$600,000
Sacramento Employment & Training Agency	Sacramento	CA	$480,000
Neighborhood House Association	San Diego	CA	$750,000
San Francisco State University	San Francisco	CA	$768,000
E Center	Ukiah	CA	$226,956
Children's Institute International	Los Angeles	CA	$300,000
UCLA	Los Angeles	CA	$763,975
Glenn County Office of Education	Willows	CA	$640,000
Siskiyou County Office of Education	Yreka	CA	$800,000
Catholic Charities and Community Services	Denver	CO	$227,267
Child Care Resources, Inc.	Gainesville	FL	$505,744
Redlands Christian Migrant Association	Immokalee	FL	$1,757,520
Suwannee Valley Community Child Care, Inc.	Lake City	FL	$932,025
District School Board of Pasco County	Land O' Lakes	FL	$1,000,000
Dade County Board of Commissioners	Miami	FL	$800,000
Childhood Development Services, Inc.	Ocala	FL	$600,000
Children First, Inc	Sarasota	FL	$306,496
Kids Incorporated of The Big Bend	Tallahassee	FL	$889,282
North Florida Child Development, Inc.	Wewahitchka	FL	$496,449
Clarke County School District	Athens	GA	$240,000
Area Comm to Improve Opportunities	Athens	GA	$199,997
The Sheltering Arms	Atlanta	GA	$1,074,800
Easter Seal of North Georgia, Inc.	Atlanta	GA	$587,000
Community Action For Improvement	LaGrange	GA	$718,806
Southwest Georgia CAC, Inc.	Moultrie	GA	$660,000
Emanuel County Board of Education	Swainsboro	GA	$270,000
Concerted Services, Inc.	Waycross	GA	$647,000
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc.	Remsen	IA	$300,000
East Central Illinois CAA	Danville	IL	$407,005
Childcare Network of Evanston	Evanston	IL	$175,000
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet	Joliet	IL	$346,000
Champaign County	Urbana	IL	$285,000
Carey Services	Marion	IN	$150,000
Hamilton Center	Terre Haute	IN	$55,555
Clay County Child Care Center	Clay Center	KS	$153,000
USD# 308 Hutchinson Public Schools	Hutchinson	KS	$627,160
Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative	Shelbyville	KY	$584,876
Ascension Parish School Board	Donaldsonville	LA	$533,465
Volunteers of America of North Louisiana	Shreveport	LA	$828,196
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.	Boston	MA	$637,000
Friends of the Family. Inc	Baltimore	MD	$402,228
Southern Kennebec Child Development Corporation	Augusta	ME	$576,044
Community Concepts, Inc	South Paris	ME	$146,533
Starfish Family Services	Inkster	MI	$666,347
Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action Human Resource Authority, Inc.	Sault Ste. Marie	MI	$283,000
EightCAP, Inc.	Greenville	MI	$206,000
B-H-K Child Development Board	Houghton	MI	$200,000
Bi-County Community Action Programs, Inc.	Bemidji	MN	$336,000
Arrowhead Eco. Opportunity Agency	Virginia	MN	$503,220
West Central Missouri Community Action Agency	Appleton City	MO	$191,648
KCMC Child Development Corp	Kansas City	MO	$249,865
Children's Therapy Center	Sedalia	MO	$234,565
Youth In Need, Inc.	St. Charles	MO	$244,000
Blackfeet Tribal Business Council	Browning	MT	$371,000
Mountain Area Child and Family Center	Asheville	NC	$459,000
Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency, Inc.	Goldsboro	NC	$350,000
Coastal Community Action, Inc.	Havelock	NC	$328,000
McDowell County Board of Education	Marion	NC	$200,000
Family Infant and Preschool Program	Morganton	NC	$487,801
Lumbee Regional Development Assoc.	Pembroke	NC	$433,259
Choanoke Area Development Assoc.	Rich Square	NC	$542,906
Boys and Girls Home of Nebraska, Inc.	Dakota City	NE	$750,387
Center for Family Resources	Ringwood	NJ	$280,000
City of Albuquerque	Albuquerque	NM	$497,607
Presbyterian Medical Center	Santa Fe	NM	$174,418
Eastern Plains CAA	Tucumcari	NM	$650,397
Head Start of Northeastern NV	Elko	NV	$177,834
Economic Opportunity Board of Clark County	Las Vegas	NV	$500,000
Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center, Inc	Brooklyn	NY	$1,156,060
Washington County Economic Opportunity Council	Fort Edward	NY	$328,950
Ulster County Community Action Committee, Inc.	Kingston	NY	$588,200
Northside Center for Child Development, Inc.	New York	NY	$1,000,000
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	NY	$450,000
Head Start of Rockland, Inc.	Nyack	NY	$390,000
Commission on Economic Opportunity for the Greater Capital Region, Inc	Troy	NY	$308,000
WSOS Community Action Commission, Inc.	Fremont	OH	$500,600
Community Action Wayne Medina	Wooster	OH	$450,000
Crossroads	Mentor	OH	$99,050
Miami Valley Child Development Center	Dayton	OH	$96,000
Ironton-Lawrence Child Development Center	Ironton	OH	$195,000
Marie Detty Youth and Family Service	Lawton	OK	$592,053
United Community Action Program, Inc.	Pawnee	OK	$587,338
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma	Perkins	OK	$352,113
Community Action Project of Tulsa County, Inc.	Tulsa	OK	$512,124
Maternity Care Coalition	Philadelphia	PA	$600,000
Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center, Inc.	Pittsburgh	PA	$245,000
Cen-Clear Child Services	Philipsburg	PA	$185,000
Community Services for Children	Allentown	PA	$200,000
Foundation For Development of Home Ownership, Inc.	Caguas	PR	$610,000
Centro De Fortalecimiento Familiar Escape, Inc	Guaynabo	PR	$672,412
Seasonal Head Start of Diocese of Mayaguez	San German	PR	$570,000
Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources	Greenville	SC	$607,676
Rural America Initiatives	Rapid City	SD	$105,712
City of Chattanooga	Chattanooga	TN	$400,000
Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority	Morristown	TN	$600,000
William Smith Sr. Tri-County Child Development Council, Inc.	Bay City	TX	$800,000
Community Services Agency of South Texas, Inc.	Carrizo Springs	TX	$570,140
Nueces County Community Action Agency	Corpus Christi	TX	$375,425
Child Care Associates	Fort Worth	TX	$282,000
Avance, Inc.- Houston Chapter	Houston	TX	$600,000
Region VII ESC Head Start	Kilgore	TX	$634,346
Texas Neighborhood Services	Mineral Wells	TX	$720,000
Mt. Pleasant Independent School District	Mt. Pleasant	TX	$277,424
Avance - San Antonio	San Antonio	TX	$345,000
San Patricio County Community Action Agency	Sinton	TX	$720,000
Scurry Community Services, Inc.	Snyder	TX	$240,000
Temple Coordinated Child Care Council, Inc	Temple	TX	$750,000
Community Council of Southwest Texas, Inc.	Uvalde	TX	$373,726
North Texas Parent & Child Development, Inc	Wichita Falls	TX	$610,000
South Plains CAA	Levelland	TX	$99,000
DDI Vantage	Salt Lake City	UT	$495,006
The Campagna Center	Alexandria	VA	$626,000
Northern Virginia Family Service	Falls Church	VA	$190,000
Child Development Resources, Inc.	Norge	VA	$200,000
Richmond Public Schools	Richmond	VA	$720,000
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis	Oakville	WA	$397,814
Okanogan County Child Development Association	Omak	WA	$598,300
Child and Family Development Network	Richland	WA	$600,000
Chelan Douglas Child Services Association	Wenatchee	WA	$346,634
Family Services of Grant County	Moses Lake	WA	$105,600
Family Forum, Inc.	Superior	WI	$510,000
Wyoming Child and Family Development, Inc	Guernsey	WY	$319,823
			$71,737,948

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Last Revised: January 9, 2003