Wisconsin’s governor says the ongoing federal government shutdown will affect the Wisconsin Head Start Program for some communities.
Tony Evers explains that the program will stop service in November due to the lack of federal funding beginning tomorrow (November 1st).
According to the governor, it will leave over 275 kids without childcare and programming and 82 staff without paychecks in the Badger State.
This will include the Sheboygan Human Rights Association planning to stop their Head Start Classrooms on November 14th, stopping 48 staff members from earning pay and leaving 172 children in Sheboygan County without programming.
The National Head Start Association says that the Sheboygan Human Rights Association is one of 140 programs across the nation serving 65,000 kids that are awaiting grants due November 1st.
The other area affected by the shutdown is the Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program, which has Head Start Classrooms in Iowa, Lafayette, Grant, Green, and Richland counties.
Evers is blaming Republicans in Congress for refusing to negotiate with Democrats on extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits that would expire at the end of the year.
Republicans, who control all three branches of Congress, say they will negotiate with Democrats once they agree to reopen the government.
