Chicago Commons, Partners Awarded $23 Million, 5-Year Head Start Grant

Lawndale News Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - Education

Lawndale News Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - Education

Chicago Commons and its delegate partners are pleased to share the Administration for Children & Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, awarded the collaboration a 5-year $23 million per year Head Start Program Grant. This grant is part of the Office of Head Start’s $145 million commitment to Head Start and Early Head Start in the City of Chicago. Through this grant, Chicago Commons and its delegate partners—Eyes on the Future, Gads Hill Center, Learn Together Grow Together, and Onward Neighborhood House—will do more than continue existing early childhood education programming. The commitment will fund the collaborative to deliver innovative practices in the field by focusing on core principles of social justice, parent-teacher driven quality improvement strategies, and workforce investments to support the field’s most valuable asset—its educators. The grant award begins August 1, 2021. Individuals interested in learning more about how to enroll their children in early childhood education centers or career opportunities, are encouraged to visit www.chicagocommons.org for information about opportunities available through our collaborative. Individuals interested in supporting the organization, volunteering, or learning more about programs can do so by visiting www.chicagocommons.org.

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