The Department of Health and Human Services is awarding over $20 million dollars to various Head Start programs across the state.
Over $3 million dollars will be given to the Peoria Citizens Committee For Economic Opportunity and $1.3 million will be awarded to Tazewell Woodford Head Start in East Peoria.
Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth call it a “stepping stone children need to succeed from elementary school, to college, and beyond.”
