Children and Families
It is important to provide all children and families access to a quality, affordable education and healthcare to help them secure a prosperous future. As a member of Congress, I have championed for legislation that makes it easier for Americans to balance work and family responsibilities, expands support for foster youth care, and serves the needs of children with special behavioral health needs and/or medical disabilities. I also firmly believe that assisting families in their pursuit of higher education is critical for our nation's growth and success.
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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the Shelby County Board of Education will receive a grant of $7,446,186 for its Head Start projects from January through June 29 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Head Start.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) led a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner on Friday urging him to reverse the cancellation of contracts and the freezing of all funding associated with the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP). Congressman Cohen announced $5.2 million in GRRP funding for Wesley Stage Park in Memphis and $11.4 million for the Broadmeadow Apartments in Covington in March 2024.
Fifteen Congressional colleagues co-signed the letter.
The letter reads:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $897,250 to study “dynamic RNA-protein assemblies and neurological disease” from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Memphis Health Center Inc. will receive a grant of $2,685,248 to provide mental health and substance abuse services to patients from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive a grant of $465,506 from the National Cancer Institute to study epigenetic reprogramming of T cell exhaustion to enhance tumor immunotherapy.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today introduced the Mobility Means Freedom Tax Credit Act to provide a 50 percent tax credit in the out-of-pocket expense of up to three mobility devices a year. The tax credit would apply to wheelchairs, braces, walkers, crutches, orthotics and prosthetics that help the physically disabled remain mobile.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) today reintroduced the Cerebral Palsy Research Program Authorization Act to create a cerebral palsy research program to investigate prevention, diagnosis, treatment and the societal costs of cerebral palsy, the most prevalent life-long physical disability.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will hold an in-person town hall meeting on Tuesday, March 18, between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church to answer constituents’ questions and listen to their thoughts as the Trump-Musk Administration enters its ninth week. The news media are invited to attend.
What: An in-person Town Hall Meeting for 9th Congressional District constituents
WASHINGTON -- – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland today reintroduced the Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now (NEWBORN) Act to help address America's unacceptably high infant mortality rate with concrete solutions. If enacted, the measure would create infant mortality-focused pilot programs in the highest-risk areas of the country to help the populations most vulnerable to this devastating crisis.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen, a senior Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, a member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation have reintroduced legislation to help keep our kids safe as they travel to and from school.