Nearly 3,000 Michigan kids at risk of losing Head Start services due to federal shutdown

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(Detroit Free Press) Nine Michigan Head Start programs — and the nearly 3,000 kids they serve across the state — that were expecting to receive federal funds by Nov. 1 are at risk of losing these dollars if the federal government shutdown continues into next month, according to the executive director of the Michigan Head Start Association, Robin Bozek.

Head Start provides free child care and early education to kids living in poverty, while also serving as a coordinator of services, like health care and food access, to their families.

Some of the nine programs have said that they are finding ways to temporarily extend their programs through non-federal funding sources. Others say they don’t have that option and will be forced to close their doors after Nov. 1 if grants aren’t disbursed. ........................(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/10/27/federal-government-shutdown-head-start-free-child-care-early-education-michigan/86883669007/