News Release 4/15/11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 15, 2011
Congress Agrees to Maintain Head Start Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday the United States Congress sent legislation to President Obama to provide funding for federal programs through September 2011.The measure would fund Head Start at $7.57 billion, ensuring that all currently enrolled Head Start children are able to remain in the program in the short-term.
The following statement should be attributed to Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director of the National Head Start Association:
"Today our elected officials acted sensibly on behalf of America's most vulnerable children by agreeing to provide $7.57 billion for Head Start centers. We are grateful to our supporters in the Administration and Congress for taking a stand to protect Head Start. We are heartened that Congress passed a budget that allows all currently enrolled children and families to continue benefiting from this proven pathway to success. We will continue working with our national leaders to ensure access to quality Head Start Programs, because we believe that progress and economic prosperity are absolutely dependent upon our sustained investment in the early education, health and well-being of at-risk children and families."
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Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director of the National Head Start Association (www.nhsa.org) was the first Executive Director of the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA), has held leadership positions in local, state and national early childhood education organizations and is serving on a number of governing Boards of national and local organizations.
Additional information about the National Head Start Association can be found at www.nhsa.org.