Dewitt Reformed Church Head Start

City-funded organization

Dewitt Reformed Church, located at 280 Rivington Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, sponsors a Head Start program for children ages 3 and 4. The church describes it as the largest Head Start program on the Lower East Side, serving more than 300 children and families. It holds no active New York City contracts as of August 2026 but has been awarded $16,230,786 in Administration for Children's Services and Department of Education contracts since 2016, all now ended, and the city has paid it $10,705,484 to date. Its largest contract, a $5,918,815 UPK-HST award, was won through RFP. Overall, 55% of its contract value, $8,989,376 across 4 contracts, including a $4,082,173 EarlyLearn-transfer renewal and a $2,961,347 assignment contract, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $16,230,786 awarded since 2016
Paid to date
$10,705,484
Won without a fresh bid
55% of contract value · $8,989,376 · 4 contracts

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City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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