Posts Tagged ‘funding’
HHS Closes Half of Head Start Regional Offices
On April 3, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Early Childhood Development, Laurie Todd-Smith, released a statement announcing the closure of half of the Head Start Regional offices throughout the United States, reducing the total from 10 to five. The offices that are closing include Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle. …
Read MoreOHS Announces Additional Funding & Flexibility for Head Start during COVID-19
Last week, we watched a recorded webinar called “Fiscal Management During the COVID-19 Emergency.” The webinar, which first aired on May 22, featured Office of Head Start (OHS) Director, Dr. Deborah Bergeron, explaining the additional funding available through the CARES Act and how that funding will be distributed in the coming months. She opened the…
Read MoreEncourage Head Start Families to Participate in the 2020 Census
Every 10 years, the United States federal government is required to collect an accurate count of all residents of this country. It’s such an important task, that the framers of the U.S. Constitution included it in the first Article: “Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within…
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