Mass confusion after MAP, Inc. loses federal funding to run Head Start centers in northern Mississippi

Mass confusion after MAP, Inc. loses federal funding to run Head Start centers in northern Mississippi

Nearly 2,000 families may be without child care at the start of this school year after dozens of child care centers run by Mississippi Action for Progress in northern Mississippi have not reopened after losing their federal funding.

Van Buren Head Start Needs Emergency Project Funds

The Van Buren County Head Start is making an urgent one-time requests to the federal government for two projects. UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley said these large-scale projects need to be done on the Head Start property. Farley said one item is renovations to the HVAC system, which could cost some $60,000. “We also need to move some septic tanks from away from our playground area,” Farley said. “So I think that’s around some 20-something t…