| Account | Description | FY2008 GAA |
FY2009 House 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3000-7050 | Family Support and Engagement For parenting and family support activities including targeted early literacy services to young children and families with identified risk factors; provided, that $1,000,000 shall be made available for matching grants to fund a Reach Out and Read program, to provide books to at-risk children through book distribution programs established in community health centers, medical practices, and hospitals for at-risk children; and provided further, that the funds distributed through the Reach Out and Read program shall be contingent upon a match of not less than $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding |
9,455,694 | 9,455,694 |
EARMARK DESCRIPTION |
City / Town |
FY09 House 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Reach Out and Read | Statewide | 1,000,000 |
| Grants for the Parent-Child Home Program to expand capacity | Statewide | 3,000,000 |
| Mass Family Networks | Statewide | 5,395,694 |