For grants to provide coordinated family and community engagement services at the local level; provided, that services may include, but not be limited to, individual or community-wide early literacy activities, family education and engagement initiatives, coordination of services among community-based programs serving families, and collaborative activities among and between public schools or community-based early education and care providers and families; provided further, that family and community engagement activities funded through this item shall provide comprehensive support services for children ages birth to third grade through family support programming and referrals to comprehensive service providers; provided further, that the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate services provided through this item with services provided through item
3000-7000 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; provided further, that eligible recipients for the grants shall include, but not be limited to, family centers, regional school districts, educational collaboratives, the home-based, school readiness and family support program known as the parent-child home program, head start programs, school readiness and family support programs, licensed child care providers and child care resource and referral agencies; provided further, that funds from this line item shall be expended for technical assistance; provided further, that funds may be expended for programs or activities during the summer months; and provided further, that the department shall take steps to streamline activities and programs funded through this item
