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LI Head Start Chief Executive Officer reacts after New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni announces that the state will provide $2.25 in funding to help build a new Head Start center in Riverside. CAILIN RILEY
From left, New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni, New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Long Island Head Start Chief Executive Officer Debrah Everett-Garcia. CAILIN RILEY
New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni was presented with a thank you card by alumni of Long Island Head Start. CAILIN RILEY
LI Head Start Director of Program Operations Annette Harris, left, and Associate Director of Parent/Community Engagement Ana Figueroa react with joy after learning that the state will provide $2.25 million in funding to help build a new Head Start center in Riverside. CAILIN RILEY
The former Head Start building at 77 Goodridge Road in Riverside will be demolished to make way for a new, state-of-the-art center. CAILIN RILEY
Foster scrambled and, with help from other organizations, cobbled together classroom space for 30 pre-K children during the 2024-2025 school year. However, she was not able to accommodate younger children, and the future of the center was unclear.
But earlier this week, Foster received some good — and totally unexpected — news.
During a press conference and visit to the Southampton Head Start site, State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni and State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced that the state has pledge $2.25 million toward the building of a new Head Start facility in Riverside.
Foster joins the editors to talk about the challenges, the victories and the local Head Start’s new name.
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