Several Wisconsin Head Start programs struggling to stay open after Trump's federal freeze
Even though the White House clarified that the freeze wouldn't affect Head Start programs and rescinded the order on Jan. 29, several organizations are still unable to access funds due to website glitches and are scrambling to keep their doors open for families who rely on Head Start's free childcare services.
Head Start funding holds persist for some programs in Wisconsin
At least five Wisconsin Head Start child care programs for low-income families have reported that they’re still unable to collect federal funds to cover their routine costs in the last two weeks. On Thursday,
Local Head Start says funding still frozen
Several Head Start organizations in Wisconsin are still unable to access funds. On Thursday afternoon, Action 2 News spoke with ADVOCAP, a Fond du Lac non-profit whose services in
Following Trump order, 6 Wisconsin head start programs remain without access to federal funding
Six Wisconsin head start programs remain without access to federal funding despite a federal judge’s order to the contrary, according to the Wisconsin Head Start Association and the state Department
Still locked out of federal funding, several Head Start preschools may need to close temporarily
Some Head Start preschools around the country could be at risk of closing temporarily because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump’s aborted effort to freeze federal grants.
'Total chaos': Head Start programs in Wisconsin left scrambling after federal grant freeze
The White House said Head Start should not be affected by the federal freeze, but local programs are scrambling to stay open amid payment glitches.
Some Head Start programs still can’t access federal funds a week after Trump freeze memo rescinded
Over 50 Head Start programs around the country still can’t draw down federal funds, more than a week after the Trump administration officially rescinded the freeze on federal grants.
Several Head Start grantees still cannot access funds more than a week after botched federal funding freeze
Several Wisconsin Head Start programs still cannot access federal funds that help provide care for children.The executive director of the Wisconsin Head Start Association confirmed
Federal funding freeze; Waukesha Head Start program not receiving funds
The federal freeze was blocked and later rescinded last week, but for some nonprofits, the money has yet to thaw out.
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,
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,
Some Head Start childcare centers say they can't get federal funds. They're paying staff out of pocket and worried about closing: 'Folks are scared.'
Childcare center employees told BI that they're locked out of their federal grants, leaving them unable to pay staff and ...
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Head Start child care funds stop for some providers, leaving them hanging
More than half a dozen child care centers that serve low-income families through the federal Head Start program have been ...