Children eat at a summer lunch program in Maine. This year, 13 states opted out of a summer food EBT program that gives families more flexibility to buy food while school is out. Credit: Gregory ...

Head Start programming for about 60,000 children is at risk if the federal government shutdown continues into November, leaders of the National Head Start Association and its state chapters say. On ...

The Children’s Trust Program Committee recommended that up to $611,504 be allocated for the Community, Access, Resilience and Empowerment microgrants. ECT received 44 applicants for the grants, voting ...

Tens of thousands of children and families could be affected by dozens of Head Start programs potentially closing if the federal government shutdown extends past Nov. 1. About 134 programs across 41 ...