The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $4,176,877 Head Start and Early Head Start project grant (CFDA 93.600) to Douglass Community Services, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit community development corporation in Missouri. The 5-year grant, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, will support Douglass Community Services' delivery of comprehensive early childhood education and family support services. These services are designed to enhance the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in order to promote school readiness. In addition, Douglass Community Services has received federal sub-awards from state agencies to provide complementary services such as court appointed special advocacy, marriage counseling, job skills training, child nutrition, and summer food programs.
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