Head start and early head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Family Enrichment Network, Inc. $11.696 million under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) on November 1, 2025, for a five-year period through October 31, 2030.

Family Enrichment Network delivers comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and family support services to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Johnson City, New York. The organization operates Head Start Preschool programs serving 3- and 4-year-old children and Early Head Start programs serving younger populations and expecting mothers across the tri-county region of upstate New York, enhancing cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development while engaging parents as partners in school readiness.

The recipient is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Johnson City that has held federal awards since 2005 and specializes in comprehensive early childhood education and family support services to low-income families and vulnerable populations. Family Enrichment Network also holds a separate $5.829 million Head Start Project Grant through October 31, 2030, and operates the "Guided by Dad" initiative under a $451,608 Cooperative Agreement with the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program, which serves fathers and co-parents with research-based curricula and case management across Broome, Chenango, and Tioga Counties.