Bradford-Tioga Head Start Inc.

Bradford-Tioga Head Start Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive early childhood development services focused on education, health, nutrition, and social services for low-income children ages birth to five. The organization has received significant federal funding through the Head Start program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, including a $1.8 million project grant in 2023 to operate Head Start services in Blossburg, PA over a 5-year period, as well as emergency COVID-19 relief funding of $480,688 in 2021 under the American Rescue Plan Act.

Through a series of over 50 sub-grant awards from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bradford-Tioga Head Start Inc. has participated in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), an entitlement program that reimburses providers for meals served to children and adults in approved care facilities. The sub-grants have fallen into two categories: reimbursements for actual meals provided, and cash grants in lieu of commodity food deliveries for providers lacking storage facilities. Additionally, the organization has received CARES Act and other COVID-19 relief funding passed through the state to support continued food and nutrition program operations during the public health emergency. Overall, Bradford-Tioga Head Start Inc.'s grant work has centered on operating Head Start early childhood education and wraparound services while participating in federally-funded nutrition programs for children and adults.