Southern Seven Health Department

Southern Seven Health Department, located in Ullin, Illinois, is a local government entity registered in SAM.gov since 2004 and operating under the "Head Start" brand. As a U.S. local government organization, the department specializes in providing comprehensive community health and social services, with a primary focus on child and family support programs. The organization's core mission centers on delivering essential public health, early childhood education, and social welfare services to low-income populations in its regional service area.

The department receives federal grant awards predominantly from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the Office of Head Start, with its most significant recent award being an $11.7 million Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant covering 2024-2029. Its sub-grant awards demonstrate a diverse range of program supports, including the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) through the Illinois State Board of Education, which reimburses child care centers for meals, multiple WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program grants from the Illinois Department of Human Service, social services block grants, public health workforce development programs, and teen pregnancy prevention initiatives. The organization also receives grants related to public health emergency preparedness, vaccination efforts, and adolescent health programs, working closely with state-level agencies like the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Human Service to implement these critical community health and social service programs.