COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s infant mortality rate has increased, according to the latest report from the Department of Public Health, prompting renewed attention on programs aimed at protecting ...

When food stamp benefits faced a cutoff, nonprofit groups and local governments filed lawsuits, winning court orders requiring the resumption of payments. And when military troops risked having to ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Education, child care and nutrition services for tens of thousands of young American children will begin to be cut off on Saturday, as Republicans and Democrats in ...

Starting next week, 177 children in Highland County's Head Start program will have nowhere to go. Their parents will be forced to scramble for a child care solution in an area with few alternatives.

Head Start could face further disruptions in November if the government is not reopened, according to the National Head Start Association (NHSA). The federally funded program provides early childhood ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced that its Head Start program will be closing due to a lack of federal funding. In a letter sent to families on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Early Head Start program under Durham's Partnership for Children is not immediately impacted by the government shutdown, but there's grave concern that the program won't be ...

Logan Allec, CPA is the founder, owner and president of tax relief services company Choice Tax Relief, which serves clients nationwide. Every day, my staff and I interact with business owners burdened ...

A technology outage has hobbled the state agency that manages Louisiana's TOPS scholarship and college-savings programs, which could cause payment delays, the agency said Thursday. The Louisiana ...

WASHINGTON, DC — TWO NY CONGRESSMEMBERS’ BIPARTISAN BILL TO EXTEND THE HEALTHY START PROGRAM PASSED UNANIMOUSLY on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce 49-0. Reps. Nicole ...

The federal government has denied New York City’s application for Head Start funding for the next five years, according to an internal memo Wednesday obtained by the Daily News. In the email to ...

The city’s Head Start preschool programs will not be required to close this school year, but the change injected fresh uncertainty into an unsettled early childhood system. By Troy Closson New York ...