Menendez, Booker Announce over $48M to Support Head Start Programs Across NJ

Source: United States Senator for New Jersey Bob Menendez

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced the awarding of $48,994,049 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) to support several Head Start early childhood education programs across New Jersey. The senators secured the funding through the American Rescue Plan, December’s emergency COVID relief package and the 2021 budget.

 

“Every family, regardless of their income or zip code, deserves access to affordable child care and early education,” said Sen. Menendez. “Head Start allows more children to have access to the resources and tools they need to achieve their full potential in life, while giving mothers a greater opportunity to remain or reenter the workforce to provide for their family.”
 
“For decades, Head Start programs have provided millions of children and families across our nation with educational, social, and health services, making it critical that we continue investing in these initiatives as we recover from this pandemic,” said Sen. Booker. “These federal funds will do exactly this by allowing more of our state’s children to receive the support and quality education they need at a young age to thrive later in life.”

 

The Head Start initiative provides comprehensive child development programs for low-income children and their families. Children who participate in Head Start programs often have higher rates of high school graduation and college attendance later in life.

 

The following programs received funding:

 

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING

 

North Hudson Community Action Corporation  

$599,447

Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program, Incorporated

$543,211 

Ocean Community Economic Action Now, Inc.      

$677,219

Center for Family Resources, Inc.

$583,892

Lakewood Economic Action Program

$71,790

 

 

Montclair Child Development Center, Inc.

$586,285

Union Township Community Action Organization, Inc.    

$112,471

La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc.

$611,412

Ironbound Community Corporation

$181,868

Hopes Community Action Partnership, Inc.     

$911,733

East Orange Child Development Corporation

$587,482

The Leaguers

$2,119,002

Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc.

$2,101,054

Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation  

$186,654

Quality Care Resource and Referral Services, Inc.

$335,020

The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey

$642,521

Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc.

$2,105,840

 

Newark Public Schools

$1,196,500

Passaic Family Head Start

$305,108

Center for Family Services, Inc.   

$1,544,139

Head Start Community Program of Morris County, Inc.

$429,932

Clinton Hill Community & Early Childhood Center, Inc.  

$58,629

Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc.

$239,300

North Hudson Community Action Corporation

$61,972

Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program, Incorporated

$80,047

 

DECEMBER’S EMERGENCY COVID RELIEF BILL

 

Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation

$46,951

East Orange Child Development Corporation

$147,776

Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc. 

$529,706

Hopes Community Action Partnership, Inc.

$213,688

Ironbound Community Corporation

$45,748

La Casa De Don Pedro, Inc.

$153,795

Montclair Child Development Center, Inc.

$147,475

Quality Care Resource and Referral Services, Inc.

$84,271

The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey      

$161,621

The Leaguers

$533,016

Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc.

$528,502

Union Township Community Action Organization Inc.

$28,291

 

ANNUAL FUNDING

 

Center for Family Resources, Inc.

$5,565,933

Clinton Hill Community & Early Childhood Center

$38,326

La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc.

$7,037,570

Morris County Head Start Community Program        

$1,708,444

Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program

$6,672,010

Quality Care Resource and Referral Services

$3,755,025

The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey

$3,424,595

Union Township Community Action Organization Inc.     

$1,298,648