Kildee Announces $4,153,314 Head Start Grant for

WASHINGTON - Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI) announced today that the Saginaw Intermediate School District would receive a $4,153,314 grant to fund its Head Start Program.  The Office of Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded the grant to the Saginaw Intermediate School District to provide special assistance to low-income families with disabled children.

“As a member of Congress who has led numerous efforts to reform, expand and increase funding for the federal Head Start Program, I am delighted to announce over $4 million in Head Start funding for the Saginaw County Intermediate School District,” said Kildee.  “This grant will help make the Head Start Program more accessible to families with children that have special needs here in Saginaw.”

Head Start, arguably the federal government’s most popular anti-poverty program, is specifically designed to help low-income children develop the skills they need to successfully enter the public education system.  The program provides an invaluable service to eligible preschool children between the ages 3 and 5. The Head Start Program also gives families greater self-sufficiency and competency. 

In Saginaw County, the Head Start program has been extremely successful in increasing childhood literacy.  This program will provide funds to the Saginaw Intermediate School District to provide disabled children with special services and to help train staff to work with them.