Quick Facts

    • Sealaska Heritage Institute Language Photo with Elders
      160 Languages

      of the 300 languages spoken at the time of America’s colonization still survive today.

    • Burt Lake Band Photo of Quill Boxes
      160

      SEDS projects

      have been fostering cultural exchange between elders and youth since 2006.

    • Standing Rock Sioux Entrepreneurship Table
      325 businesses

      have been started by SEDS grants since 2006.

    • Three Affiliated Tribes Governance Project
      566

      Federally Recognized Tribes

      As of 2005, over half of the 566 federally recognized tribes work under some form of self-governance.

    • 262,520

      individuals were placed in subsidized jobs.

      This number includes 138,050 youth, all of whom were placed in jobs using TANF Emergency Funding.

    • 22 Million Receive Services Funded by SSBG

      In 2009, more than 22 million individuals received services funded in whole or in part by the SSBG program.

    • 1.6 million children

      receive a child care subsidy from the Child Care and Development Fund every month.

      Learn more about the Child Care and Development Fund

    • Woman with kids holding Head Start banner

      Since 1965, Head Start has provided comprehensive services to nearly 30 million children and their families.

    • 100 years

      The Children’s Bureau has been serving the nation’s children since 1912.

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