The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $4,013,204 Head Start and Early Head Start project grant to the Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council Inc., a non-profit organization in South Carolina. The grant, with a project period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, will fund comprehensive early childhood education and family support services for low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children. The Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) aims to promote school readiness by providing educational, health, nutritional, and social services to enhance the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of children from disadvantaged backgrounds prior to their entry into kindergarten. As a subrecipient, Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council has also administered programs supported by the Department of Health and Human Service's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Community Service Block Grants (CSBG), providing utility bill assistance, housing, nutrition, healthcare access, education, and employment services to low-income residents.
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