URGENT CALL TO ACTION!
Congress Threatens Budget Cuts for Head Start Program

At 4:35 AM on Saturday morning, February 19, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, a bill that slashes funding for the federal government - including potentially devastating cuts for children enrolled in Head Start/Early Head Start - for the remainder of the federal Fiscal Year 2011.

Although these cuts have already passed the House, the battle for funding is just beginning. The U.S. Senate will be the next to act on the House's proposal for federal spending, before the President either accepts or rejects the final proposal.

The future of more than 218,000 children hangs in the balance, including 52 teen parents in the CCCS Home-Based Early Head Start Program. Each week, a CCCS staff member visits these teen parents for 90 minutes in their home, modeling age appropriate parenting skills, talking about developmental milestones and demonstrating the importance of bonding. This program is critical for both the teens and their children.

TELL YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT YOU OPPOSE THESE DEVASTATING CUTS!

Take the time to tell your Representatives in the House that you oppose the cuts they have passed and ask your Senators to stand up for the future of our children and our communities - to stand up for Head Start/Early Head Start.

Send an e-mail, or make a phone call today to your Representatives in Congress and let them know how you feel. Find out the contact information for your Representatives here: www.congress.org