Head Start faces possible total federal funding cuts in Georgia, U.S.

Warnock spoke at the National Head Start Association Conference in about a bill to expand services Now NHSA is asking people to call lawmakers to protect their programs Credit Susannah AgiEarly childhood evolution activity Head Start is the latest group facing accomplishable federal budget cuts The loss of revenue is likely to affect rural Georgia the the majority An early budget proposal from the Department of Healthcare and Human Services broadcasted by The Associated Press revealed a total defunding of Head Start The organization created in by President Lyndon Johnson provides encouragement to over families in Georgia Georgia Head Start executive director Juanita Yancy stated Head Start is the only child care option in particular rural areas So these parents are working parents and If they don t have chosen sort of child care like Head Start how do they work Yancy noted How do they keep their jobs So then this impacts their employers The National Head Start Association published a announcement calling the budget proposal deeply alarming Executive director Yasmina Vinci announced it s a disinvestment in the future Hundreds of thousands of parents wouldn t be able to work forcing them to choose between their livelihoods and a safe reliable place for their children to grow and start on the pathway to success Vinci announced in the report We urge every parent every American and every believer in the American Dream to contact their elected personnel to express their outrage about such a proposal Georgia has locations across the state receiving a combined million in funding from Head Start The post Head Start faces viable total federal funding cuts in Georgia U S appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta