Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a supplementary grant worth $3,932,041 to the Luzerne County Head Start, Inc.

Luzerne County Head Start offers Pre-K, Early Head Start, and Head Start programs for children in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. 

“Luzerne County Head Start programs provide children in Northeastern Pennsylvania access to a wide range of high-quality educational services.  These federal funds are an investment in both our community and our children,” said Rep. Cartwright.  “I am a proud proponent of Head Start; a great education starts with early childhood education and is vital to strengthening our economy and our country.”

Head Start is a national program created in 1965 to address the educational and developmental needs of low-income, pre-school children.  Head Start’s comprehensive service system provides social, nutritional, and educational services for thousands of children and their families across the United States.