Congressman Cohen Announces $14.6 Million in Head Start Funding for Porter-Leath and Shelby County

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that Porter-Leath’s Early Head Start programs will receive $1,284,763 and the Shelby County Board of Education will receive $13,360,627 for Head Start programs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration of Children and Families.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“Early Head Start and Head Start programs are proven educational and developmental vehicles for later academic and employment success. I am always pleased to see investments in young children because I know each dollar will help expand horizons and lead to better childhood and lifelong outcomes.”

Porter-Leath has served the Memphis community for more than 160 years, offering resources to at-risk children and their families. Partnering with the Tennessee Department of Children Services, Porter-Leath offers residential, foster care, and adoption services alongside numerous other forms of assistance for families.

The Administration of Children and Families partners with local providers to address and respond to the needs of vulnerable families, while the Office of Head Start allocates grant funding to nonprofit and for-profit agencies that offer Head Start services. Both organizations emphasize inclusive and holistic early development programs to better communities across the United States.

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