Congressman Dan Goldman Announces $3.2 Million Head Start Grant Award to Grand Street Settlement
Grant Award Would Fund Grand Street Settlement Head Start Program, Serving 840 Low- and Middle-Income Children
Award Follows Goldman’s Letter of Support to Department of Health and Human Services to Highlight Grand Street Settlement's Application
Read the Congressman’s Letter of Support Here
New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today announced the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $3,233,991 Head Start and Early Head Start grant to Grand Street Settlement, a 107-year-old settlement house that serves Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Grand Street Settlement’s head start programs serve 840 low- and middle-income children, providing them and their families with programming and resources which support early childhood development.
The award will be used to expand their Grand Street Settlement’s outreach in childcare partner sites in Sunset Park and provide even more children and families in NY-10 with a place to learn and thrive.
“Grand Street Settlement has been a leader in community-oriented services in New York City for over 100 years,” Congressman Dan Goldman said. “As our City faces a dearth of high-quality childcare and early childhood education, I am thrilled to announce this critical federal funding that will provide more families and children with access to Grand Street Settlement’s outstanding early childhood programming. I am determined to identify successful organizations and programs that can benefit from federal funding to lift up all New Yorkers, and I’m grateful for Grand Street Settlement’s leadership in serving our communities.”
Robert Cordero, Chief Executive Officer of Grand Street Settlement said, "This critical expansion of our Head Start programs further strengthens our existing network of centers in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. We are grateful to Representative Dan Goldman and local community partners for supporting Grand Street Settlement to secure this Head Start grant which will provide 130 more children and their families with quality child care and supportive services."
Willing Chin-Ma, Chief Operating Officer of Grand Street Settlement said, "Grand Street's programs are designed to support the entire family to give children more opportunities to succeed. Job training, mental health counseling, benefits assistance, and a host of other services will be available to parents participating in these Head Start centers."
Head Start and Early Head Start programs are free, federally funded programs designed to promote school readiness for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers from low-income backgrounds. Early Head Start programs support pregnant women and families with children younger than age three, and Head Start programs serve children between three and five years old.
Decades of research show that participation in Head Start has both short- and long-term positive effects for children and families. Children who attend Head Start demonstrate marked academic and social progress and are more likely to enter kindergarten ready to learn.
Congressman Goldman has worked tirelessly to deliver federal funding for critical community service organizations in NY-10.
In May, Goldman presented a $1.7 million Community Project Funding Grant Award for the Hamilton-MadisonHouses to renovate and re-open their Childcare and Family Support Center at NYCHA Smith Houses, which has been closed due to the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
In May, Goldman also presented the Fifth Avenue Committee with a $3 million Community Project Funding Grant Award to fund accessibility and energy updates, as well as the services they offer, which range from eviction prevention, adult education, community organizing, and benefits access to workforce development and community development.
In total, Goldman secured $9,036,948 for projects in NY-10 from the 2024 Fiscal Year appropriations bill.
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