Cirrus (@sarahdptearth.bsky.social)

‘The clock is ticking’: Shutdown imperils food, child care for many For families in more than a hundred Head Start programs across the country, November could mark the beginning of some hard decisions. On Saturday, 134 Head Start centers serving 58,400 children would normally receive their annual federal funding, but the ongoing government shutdown has put that money in jeopardy. The federally funded Head Start provides free preschool and child care for low-income families, and is particularly important to rural communities with few other child care options. At the same time, the federal government has said that because of the shutdown, it cannot distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that families also expect on the first of the month. https://hechingerreport.org/the-clock-is-ticking-shutdown-imperils-food-child-care-for-many/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social