Head Start program in Frederick County unaffected by federal funding freeze
Despite concerns across the country about federal funding for the school-readiness program Head Start, the YMCA of County's Head Start program is operating normally and fully funded. On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump's budget office issued a memorandum that required federal agencies to stop distributing federal funds and to review that the programs were consistent with Trump's
Some Head Start programs still having trouble accessing federal money after Trump funding freeze
"We can't set a bunch of money aside. I wish we could, I wish we had a secret stash, but we don't," said Kelly Neidel, executive director of Two Rivers Head Start in Elgin.
Head Start Providers Missing Money Despite Court Order Blocking Funding Freeze
The Justice Department has said that it told federal agencies to comply with a court's restraining order against the freeze.
Pritzker, Duckworth blast Trump administration over Head Start funding freeze
Two of Illinois' top Democrats are blasting the Trump administration for taking back money earmarked for programs like Head Start.
Head Start child-care centers face pay delays after Trump’s federal funding freeze
Some Head Start programs are struggling to continue services as funding delays hit. The delays come after Trump walked back on an effort to freeze federal grants.
How the federal funding freeze is impacting community health and Head Start programs
A broad federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration last week, and blocked by a pair of judges, is destabilizing a wide range of programs despite the court interventions. Some Community Health and Head Start programs have sporadically been blocked from funding,
Head Start programs are still unable to access federal money after funding freeze
Dozens of Head Start programs, which provide childcare and preschool education to low-income children, have been unable to access previously approved federal funding, putting some programs at risk of having to close their doors in the coming days,
Some Head Start childcare programs in Illinois impacted by funding freeze despite promises otherwise
Even after the Trump Administration’s recent federal funding freeze was rescinded, dozens of Head Start programs across the country, including some in Illinois, report ongoing issues drawing down approved grant funds.
Several Head Start preschools may close after Trump’s team locked federal funding
The problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump’s aborted effort to freeze federal grants.
WA Head Start programs shaken in aftermath of Trump funding freeze
Issues with a federal payment system have rattled Head Start programs across Washington in the wake of the Trump administration's recent funding freeze.
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Head Start funding freeze: The panic was the point
On Jan. 27, the Trump administration called for federal agencies to implement a sweeping freeze on large amounts of grants, loans and other assistance, creating widespread panic across the country — particularly for families dependent on Head Start for child care.
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Duckworth, Pritzker Underscore How Trump Funding Freeze Jeopardizes Head Start Programs and Hurts Illinois Families Who Rely on This Lifeline
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker—alongside parents, teachers and staff at Two Rivers ...
DOJ appeals judge’s order to unfreeze federal grants
The Justice Department on Monday appealed a federal judge’s order to unfreeze federal grants, hours after the judge ruled that the Trump administration had not complied with his directive.