The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a 5-year $2,993,281 Project Grant (CFDA 93.600 Head Start) to the Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency, a non-profit organization, to provide comprehensive early childhood education and family support services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in the Kirksville, MO area. The grant funding supports educational, health, nutritional, and social services designed to enhance the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of enrolled children prior to entering kindergarten. As a sub-recipient, the organization has also helped deliver a variety of Head Start, nutrition, energy assistance, weatherization, and community development programs across Missouri, funded by over 15 federal and state grants.
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