Head start and early head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $14,004,817 to Center For Family Services Inc. on March 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver early childhood education and family support services.

Center For Family Services Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Camden, New Jersey, will provide Head Start and Early Head Start services to vulnerable young children and their families across New Jersey. The award funds educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services designed to enhance cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development and promote school readiness. The program will serve infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and preschool-age children (3 and 4 years old). Performance occurs in New Jersey.

The award runs from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2031. The recipient is required to provide a 20 percent non-federal match. Head Start awards are made for five-year periods, during which recipients are measured against criteria determining eligibility for renewal; if criteria are not met, the service area and funding become available through competition. Non-competing continuations are issued based on satisfactory progress, compliance with terms and conditions, and a determination that continuation funding serves the federal government's interests.