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Head Start is on the federal shutdown chopping block, and a coalition of leaders addressed the dire situation during a press conference Monday calling for an end to the government shutdown and the release of

Community Teamwork Inc. announced that it has been forced to furlough reduce and eliminate staff positions due to the ongoing government shutdown and the resulting suspension of federal funding for the Head Start program.

Four Head Start centers in Massachusetts serving hundreds of children have closed their doors, and five other programs are running on emergency state funds after the federal government shutdown halted their grants on Saturday.

As the federal government shutdown stretches on, thousands of children in Massachusetts could lose access to early childhood care if federal funding for Head Start programs runs out.

Most of Massachusetts’ Head Start programs are afloat for now, even as funding for some runs out Nov. 1 under the prolonged government shutdown.

With a cutoff of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and fuel assistance benefits set for Saturday, local organizations are scrambling to meet what is expected to be a sharp increase in demand for assistance.

Hundreds of Massachusetts children could lose access to Head Start early childhood education programs if the government shutdown continues into November.

We entered a year where policies shifted dramatically, funding uncertainties deepened, and national conversations questioned what it means to serve the most vulnerable, even redefining who is considered “deserving” of support. These moments have felt,

Congresswoman Lori Trahan visited Community Teamwork Inc. in Lowell Thursday afternoon to highlight the impacts of federal cuts that will soon go into effect for Medicaid and other programs targeted for cuts in the One

September marks the turning of seasons, closing summer’s chapter and opening autumn’s. It also invites us to pause and reflect on where we’ve come from and where we are headed together.