Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Come this weekend, the government shutdown could have harrowing effects for families. The National Head Start Association (NHSA) ...

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 ...

Throughout the presentations and discussions of family-level research on Head Start, the roundtable members were impressed by the high level of local innovation. They learned about creative strategies ...

When Lucy learned she could enroll Marcy in a free pre-K Head Start classroom at her neighborhood elementary school in North ...

As the government shutdown continues, several key programs are at risk. One of them is Head Start, the federal program that provides early childhood education, health and food support for low-income ...

WASHINGTON - As the federal shutdown approaches the one-month mark, Americans are feeling the impact of lost funding and closed programs. States are rushing to fill gaps in food aid and early ...

With the Senate out of town, the government shutdown is almost certain to extend through at least Monday, as millions of Americans begin to feel its effects. Among them are those who rely on Head ...

The government shutdown has halted child care and food benefits for millions of low-income Americans, including Head Start programs and a pause in Supplemental Nutritional Assistance payments. NICOLE ...