Schiavoni Announces $2.25 Million in Funding From State To Help Build New, State-Of-The-Art Head Start Center in Riverside - 27 East
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Schiavoni Announces $2.25 Million in Funding From State To Help Build New, State-Of-The-Art Head Start Center in Riverside

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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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

Long Island Head Start's Director of Program Operations Annette Harris, left, and Associate Director of Parent/Community Engagement Ana Figueroa, right, react after New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni announced that the state pledged $2.25 million in funding toward the overall $4 million cost of building a new

Long Island Head Start's Director of Program Operations Annette Harris, left, and Associate Director of Parent/Community Engagement Ana Figueroa, right, react after New York State Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni announced that the state pledged $2.25 million in funding toward the overall $4 million cost of building a new "forever home" for Head Start in Riverside. CAILIN RILEY

authorCailin Riley on Jul 23, 2025
Roughly a year ago, Debrah Everett-Garcia, the Chief Executive Officer for Long Island Head Start, was sitting around a table with her management team, trying to figure out the solution... more

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