Duckworth, Durbin Announce $21.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Support Head Start Programs in Illinois
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U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $21.9 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to support the return to fully operational, in-person Head Start services for the children under the age of five most impacted by inequities exposed by the pandemic in Illinois. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration for Children and Families.
"Early Head Start and Head Start programs are critical for kids throughout Illinois to have the tools they need to succeed both inside and outside of the classroom," Duckworth said. "Investments in early childhood education and parental support programs aren't just critical during this pandemic, they are investments in our future. I'm proud to continue supporting this program with Senator Durbin to help children reach their full potential."
"This Head Start funding is an example of the critical economic support that the American Rescue Plan is providing for communities around Illinois," Durbin said. "Many of the families served by these programs live in communities that have been disproportionately devastated by the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This federal funding will help build the foundation for lifelong success by supporting early learning, health, and family well-being."
The following Head Start agencies have been awarded funding:
Chicagoland
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet, Inc. (Joliet): $836,354
CDI HS/Lake County, IL (Waukegan): $357,754
Chicago Commons Association (Chicago): $240,497
Child Care Resource & Referral (Joliet): $114,864
Childcare Network of Evanston (Evanston): $138,794
Children's Home & Aid Society of Illinois (Chicago): $964,379
Christopher House (Chicago): $117,257
Community Action Agency for McHenry County, Inc. (Woodstock): $319,466
Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc. (Chicago): $1,314,954
Educare of West DuPage (West Chicago): $229,728
El Valor Corporation (Chicago): $708,328
Evanston/Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65 (Evanston): $257,248
Governors State University (University Park): $86,148
Howard Area Community Center (Chicago): $57,432
Illinois Action for Children (Chicago): $559,962
Illinois Department of Human Services (Chicago): $430,740
Kankakee School District 111 (Kankakee): $458,260
Metropolitan Family Services (Chicago): $492,958
Ounce of Prevention Fund (Chicago): $1,362,814
Proviso Leyden Council for Community Actions, Inc. (Maywood): $117,257
Two Rivers Head Start Agency (Aurora): $288,357
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago (Chicago): $411,596
Central Illinois
Baby Talk, Inc. (Decatur): $174,689
C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corp. (Effingham): $470,225
CDI HS/Vermilion, Iroquois and Ford County, IL (Tilton): $498,941
Champaign County (Champaign): $796,869
Community Action Partnership Of Central Illinois (Lincoln): $440,312
Decatur-Macon County Opportunities Corporation (Decatur): $223,746
Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. (Greenup): $408,007
Heartland Head Start, Inc. (Bloomington): $329,038
Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc. (Peoria): $832,764
Springfield Urban League, Inc. (Springfield): $679,612
Tazewell-Woodford Head Start (East Peoria): $279,981
Southern Illinois and Metro East
B.C.M.W. Community Services, Inc. (Centralia): $457,063
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University (Carbondale): $403,221
Centerstone of Illinois, Inc. (Marion): $101,703
Community Link, Inc. (Breese): $64,611
Illinois Valley Economic Development Corp (Gillespie): $285,964
Mount Vernon City Schools, District 80 (Mount Vernon): $260,837
Riverbend Head Start and Family Services (Alton): $908,144
Southern Seven Health Department (Ullin): $564,748
Wabash Area Development, Inc. (Enfield): $571,927
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council (Steeleville): $368,522
Northern and Western Illinois
City of Rockford: $854,301
Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency, Inc. (Freeport): $227,335
Project Now, Inc. (East Moline): $394,845
Rock Island-Milan School District, Inc. (Rock Island): $357,754
Tri-County Opportunities Council, Inc. (Rock Falls): $757,385
West Central Community Services, Inc. (Monmouth): $373,308
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