Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.
Head Start programs in limbo, as it awaits federal funding
The White House put in place a sweeping freeze of billions of dollars in federal grants and loans, possibly impact millions of Americans including children.
White House blames "outage" for locking out Medicaid, Head Start, health centers from funding site
The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
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'We're just all stunned': Families scramble after Head Start pause in Waukesha
The head of the program said the system they use to access federal funds is not working. Hundreds of kids in Waukesha were without critical early childhood education Wednesday. Funding fears prompted a complete shutdown of the Head Start programming at Child and Family Centers of Excellence in Waukesha.
Parents in Echo Park raise concerns over potential effects of decreased federal funding on Head Start programs
Parents of students at a Head Start school in Echo Park are raising their concerns over the Trump administration's potential decrease in federal funding.
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Waukesha Head Start program shuts down over funding fears, system lockout
The shutdown impacts about 65 staff members and more than 300 kids enrolled in the free early childhood education program on Bluemound Road.
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Head Start advocates in WA address ‘chaos’ of federal funding freeze
A federal funding freeze ordered by President Trump has been walked back, leaving families scrambling for answers, and services like Washington's Head Start program unable to give them answers.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
Trump White House tries to clarify confusion over abrupt federal assistance freeze
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing, faced a barrage of questions on the administration's freeze on federal aid programs.
Trump White House Rescinds Memo Freezing Federal Money After Widespread Confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country
'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.
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo issued late Monday that froze a wide swath of federal financial