Trump cuts threaten Head Start program serving thousands of San Diego children

An Episcopal District Services Head Start facilitator and trainee in a classroom Photo courtesy of Episcopal Public Services An early childhood learning project serving thousands of San Diego children is at danger due to a Trump administration budget proposal to cut it entirely Episcopal Region Services Head Start Early Childhood Learning provides advocacy for early guidance soundness and services for preschool children If funding is reduced the nonprofit agency would lose million impacting over employees and limiting arrangement to slots compared to according to Rosa Cabrera-Jaime director of early schooling and family services at ESC Here in San Diego there s a high demand for childcare for children zero to three Cabrera-Jaime reported According to The Associated Press Head Start began as part of President Lyndon B Johnson s War on Poverty Since then the project has received bipartisan encouragement but a few Republicans have opposed efforts to increase funding Project the agenda blueprint created by the conservative Heritage Foundation called for the elimination of Head Start altogether We have about to Head Start teachers who once upon a time were Head Start Children They have shared the impact Head Start has had and how it has helped them break walls and get out of poverty Now their children are going to college and having a better life and that is what Head Start does mentioned Cabrera-Jaime We break obstructions we help families to maximize their prospective and release those cycles that are not repeated If that goes away I don t know where we end up she stated