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title: Early Head Start/Head Start American Rescue Plan & Trauma-Informed Care
description: American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act for Early Head Start/Head Start - using funds to create stability for the long-term through Trauma-Informed Care (TIC).
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# [Early Head Start/Head Start American Rescue Plan & Trauma-Informed Care](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/early-head-start/head-start-programs-the-american-rescue-plan-funds-and-trauma-informed-care)

 Written by [Elaine Liberato Jenkins](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/elaine-liberato-jenkins) | February 22, 2023

[Early Head Start/Head Start American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act](https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/policy/im/acf-im-hs-22-05) grant recipients are facing challenges regarding how to spend down ARP funding by March 31, 2023. While initial funds were a critical lifeline to child care programs during the worst of the pandemic, there's still plenty that can be done to create stability in programs for the long-term; grant recipients know the importance of building workplace environments that are safe, equitable, trustworthy, and that support healing. 

At the [Traumatic Stress Institute](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/whole-system-transformation-to-trauma-informed-care-tic/)we offer a [Whole-System Change Model to Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/head-start-tic-whole-system-change-model/). Our model provides programs with an opportunity to build TIC practices that are rooted in healthy relationships and can serve as protective factors to build resilience – for staff, children, and caregivers. The model has been developed over our 20 years of work in trauma-informed care and it:

- **Improves the quality of services provided to families in Head Start communities**
- **Provides a framework for creating a program-wide trauma-informed, inclusive environment**
- **Provides long-term professional development experience for staff through a train-the-trainer approach**
- **Improves quality of classroom management and instructional learning to meet CLASS® domains**
- **Promotes reflective supervision through a trauma-informed approach and focuses on staff wellness**
- **Supports procedural change through data-driven decision making**

Regardless of where your program is located, the Traumatic Stress Institute can support your next steps to becoming a TIC organization. If you are currently exploring ways to become a trauma-informed agency or searching for a [TIC program evaluation supported through data](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/online-artic-details/), click below to [schedule a free consultation call](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/request-wsc-consultant/).

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