Head Start programs are facing closures due to a federal funding lapse amid the government shutdown. The shutdown affects nearly 65,000 children and over 22,000 staff nationwide in Head Start.

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SALISBURY — Hundreds of families will be without the Head Start, Early Head Start, job training or food and energy assistance programs that the Salisbury-Rowan Community Action Agency (SRCAA) provides ...

As the government shutdown continues, several key programs are at risk. One of them is Head Start, the federal program that provides early childhood education, health and food support for low-income ...

Virginia has set up the Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) initiative, meant to replace SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown. This Scenic Train Route Just Re-Opened And ...

In Head Start classrooms across the Kansas City metro, the rhythm of early learning is at a stalemate as money that was supposed to arrive on November 1 hasn't come yet. VIDEO: Update on deadly plane ...

WAGONER, Okla. — Parents in Oklahoma who rely on Head Start programs are beginning to feel the impact of the ongoing government shutdown. Last week, Community Action Resource and Development (CARD) ...

One California Head Start program has closed and three others face imminent closure due to the federal government shutdown, affecting about 1,000 very-low-income children and 270 teachers. The ...

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WASHINGTON — When food stamp benefits faced a cutoff, nonprofit groups and local governments filed lawsuits, winning court orders requiring the resumption of payments. And when military troops risked ...