WESTFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Head Start Expansion. To provide Head Start comprehensive services including education, health, nutriton, mental health and social services for 15 children in West Springfield Ma.from low income families.Childen will attend preschool four hours a day five days a week . Full fay services will be offerded for parents that are working or going to school. It is expected that with these services children will develop the readiness skills need for entering kindergarten and not be at a disadvantage for future educational success comparable to their peers from higherincome families. In addition Head Start families will develop self sufficiency and coping skills that will help them and their children be succesful in the future. Also children will receive health screenings and dental care along with nutritional evaluation and given the assistance and resources necessary to achieve a healthy lifestyle which is an indicator success in school.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
01SH1269 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| Total Award Amount |
$234,442 |
Project Location - City |
West Springfield |
| Award Date |
09/17/2009 |
Project Location - State |
MA |
| Project Status |
Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
01089-3923
|
| Jobs Reported |
0.00 |
Congressional District |
01 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
|
Recipient Name
|
WESTFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
100033737
|
| Recipient Address |
22 ASHLEY ST |
| Recipient City |
WESTFIELD |
| Recipient State |
Massachusetts |
| Recipient Zip |
01085-3856 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
01 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
HEAD START - EXPANSION. To serve 15 additional children in the West Springfield site. YEAR 1 = $96,555 operations, $1,931 T/A amd $32. 696 start up costs. YEAR 2 = $101,235 operations and $2,025 T/A. |
| Project Status |
Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
Yes |
| Project Activities Description |
Child Day Care Services |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
Currently 15 children from low income families are receiving comprehensive Head Start services in a preschool setting four hours a day ,five days a week.The comprehensives services include health and nutritional screenings and followup services, dental screenings and treatment, mental health assessments and referrals, developmental screenings and referrals, as well a a high quality developmentally appropriate preschool experience. It is expected that these children will develop the readiness skillls neede to be successful in kindergarten. Health and social emotional wellness is also a strong indicator of future success in school.It is Head Start's mission to make sure that the children's mind body and soul are in a place that is equal to heir peers from higher income families. Head Start families receive assistance with educational goals housing, food, parenting, mental health issues. Parents are developing coping skill and becoming self suffient so that they can be be successful in future endevours and be a positive support for their child throughout there school years and later. |
| Jobs Created |
0.00 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
Created 1 Teacher, 1 Assistant Teacher, 1 Site Director and 1/2 Family Advocate. However during Qtr 4 there were no employees paid by recovery funds. We are a school that is closed for July, August and 1/2 Sept. |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
75-1537 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
09/17/2009 |
| Award Number |
01SH1269 |
| Order Number |
|
| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
75 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
75 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| Amount of Award |
$234,442 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$234,442 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$234,442 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$234,442 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
1.To preserve jobs and promote economic recovery. This grant preserved 2.5 jobs that would have otherwise been eliminated due to budget restraints. 2.To assist those most impacted by recession. This grant provides comprehensive services to low income families help in them to achieve self sufficientcy by providing them with education, health, job training and help with hosing, food and fuel assistance. |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
b.glanville@schoolsofwestfield.org |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
(413) 562-0586 x11 |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
390 Southampton Road |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Westfield |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
MA |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
01085-1325 |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
624410 |
| Activity Description |
Child Day Care Services |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
2 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$1,698 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
42º 6' 7",
-72º 36' 33" |
| Congressional District |
01 |
| Address 1 |
511 Main Street |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
West Springfield |
| County |
Hampden |
| State |
MA |
| Zip |
01089-3923 |
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