More than $7.6M in federal funds on its way for local Head Start programs

YOUNGSTOWN — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat, announced more than $7.6 million in federal funds to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs run by D&E Counseling Center in Youngstown. The funds were awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Head Start is a federal program that provides young children from low-income families with programming to prepare them for school. Early Head Start focuses on children ages birth to 3.

These programs, including health, nutrition, and social services, are designed to ensure their healthy cognitive, social, and emotional development.