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Authorized by the Affordable Care Act, the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program provides education and training to TANF recipients and other low-income individuals for occupations in the health care field that pay well and are expected to be in high demand.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded various grants this past week to help promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities throughout the United States.

Out of work, no diploma and struggling in poverty just three years ago, Quinton Sanders now has a full-time career in the medical field thanks to the Affordable Care Act's Health Profession Opportunity Grants program.

President Obama reminded us that research shows that one of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.

Commissioner Sparks Robinson recently provided updates to the United South and Eastern Tribes who were in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss cross cutting issues on education, social services and economic development.

Less than five percent of children eligible for Early Head Start are served. New legislation proposed today would triple the number of children receiving these services.

Tribal Early Learning Initiative has resulted in strong collaboration among Head Start/Early Head Start, Child Care and Development Fund, and Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting programs.

San Antonio citizens are revitalizing struggling communities and investing public dollars into early education.

ACF efforts to help lift people out of poverty got extra help from the Affordable Care Act.

More than a quarter of children enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start are from homes where their parents speak to them primarily in a language other than English – usually Spanish.