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twitterHead Start gets $12 million grant
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003 | 10:45 a.m.
Las Vegas Head Start programs, which provide educational and social services to preschoolers, have received a $12 million federal grant, Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., announced this morning.
The money will go through the Community Action Partnership, which is overseen by the Economic Opportunity Board. Each year nearly 3,000 children take part in Head Start programs in Nevada, with 1,700 of those in Clark County. But those numbers represent less than a quarter of those eligible, officials have noted. The grant will allow more children to participate, Berkley said.
"I can tell you firsthand that this funding is well deserved and will allow more kids in Southern Nevada access to this important early childhood education program," Berkley said.
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