| Account | Description | FY07 GAA |
FY08 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3000-7050 | Family Support and Engagement For grants to programs which improve the parenting skills of participants in early education and care programs in the commonwealth; provided, that not less than $5,395,694 shall be expended on the Mass Family Networks program; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for grants for the home-based parenting, family literacy, and school readiness program known as the Parent-Child Home Program; provided further, that the department shall distribute said $3,000,000 not later than September 15, 2007; provided further, 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 Reach Out and Read program shall be contingent upon a match of match of not less than $1 in private or corporate contributions for every $1 in state grant funding; and provided further, that the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate services provided though this item with services provided through items 3000-7000 and 3000-7050 in order to ensure that parents receiving services through this item are aware of all opportunities available to them and their children through the department |
8,395,694 | 9,455,694 |
| SPENDING CATEGORY |
FY04 Spending |
FY05 Spending |
FY06 Spending |
FY07 Spending |
FY08 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aid to Cities & Towns | 0 | 0 | 5,296 | 8,393 | 9,456 |
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 5,296 | 8,393 | 9,456 |
| EARMARK DESCRIPTION |
FY08 |
|---|---|
| Grants for the Parent-Child Home Program to expand capacity | 3,000,000 |
| Mass Family Networks | 5,395,694 |
| Reach Out and Read | 1,000,000 |