Senators Collins, King Announce More than $5.8 Million for Kennebec Valley Head Start Programs Amid COVID-19

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Kennebec Valley Community Action Program a total of $5,869,784 for its Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. 

“Head Start provides children with a strong educational foundation that allows them to grow and succeed.  It also gives parents the developmental resources they need to support their children and to help them build confidence,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement.  “We welcome this investment in Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, which will encourage our children to grow and thrive and support Maine’s working families during the current public health and economic crisis.”

Head Start was established in 1965 to promote school readiness and provide a comprehensive array of health, nutritional, and social services to eligible four- and five-year-old preschoolers and their families.  Early Head Start services are available for eligible children age zero to three and pregnant women.  Head Start services include early learning, health, and family well-being.

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