Health and Human Services Programs

Head Start programs begin to close

Head Start programs with 65,000 children at risk of closing amid government shutdown

About 134 programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico will see their operational funding cease on Saturday, affecting nearly 65,000 kids, or 10% of all Head Start children, according to the National Head Start Association (NHSA).

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These four crucial safety net programs are in danger as the government shutdown drags on

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Government shutdown threatens RI Head Start programs. Why funding is in danger.

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Government shutdown forces child care program closure

Families in Highland County face childcare challenges after the government shutdown forces Head Start programs to close.

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How Head Start programs and families are being impacted by ongoing government shutdown

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Government shutdown puts Georgia early childhood programs at risk

Trump’s HHS orders state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants

Federal health authorities have taken the “unprecedented” step of instructing states to investigate certain individuals on Medicaid to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status,

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How many RIers will lose health insurance under new federal Medicaid rules? Here's a breakdown

The federal budget bill passed by congressional Republicans restricts who can qualify for Medicaid and institutes work rules.

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Gov. Kelly Armstrong announces $1.5M for food assistance as federal shutdown threatens programs

The state of North Dakota plans to direct $915,000 in Department of Health and Human Services funds to the Great Plains Food Bank. An additional $550,000 to $600,000 will go toward the WIC program.

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Human services programs struggle despite increase in funding

“I have sat with people young and old, rich and poor, of every race, religion, and any other designation that one could imagine during the most difficult experiences of their lives,” said mental health advocate Louis Bianco at the Perry County ...