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H. Callie Silver; Sarai Coba-Rodriguez – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Since its inception in 1965, Head Start has provided low-income families with wraparound early childhood programming. Serving nearly a million children and families nationwide, Head Start's "Whole Child" philosophy was particularly evident during COVID-19 when families faced unprecedented disruptions at home, school, and work. Utilizing…
Descriptors: Administrators, Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Social Services
First Focus on Children, 2025
Budgets are moral documents, reflecting our priorities as a nation by deciding where to allocate resources. Congress is targeting cuts and policy changes that limit access to health care, nutrition programs, and basic financial stability for millions of children, including Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and the…
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Retrenchment, Resource Allocation
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Tanzina Ahmed; Jacob Shane; Caitlin Chu; Arielle Edwards; Joseph Verdino; David Caicedo; Rositsa T. Ilieva; Karen Jiang; Daniel Brusche; Ho Yan Wong; Anita Yan; Liam Shay; Charmaine Aleong – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: We examined how students' food insecurity related to their demographic information, academic experiences, use of food programs, and reflections on food during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: 246 NYC undergraduates during the first 9 months of the pandemic. Methods: Students reported on food insecurity (e.g., USDA's 10-item AFSSM),…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Hunger, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Angélica Meinhofer; Lindsey Rose Bullinger; Caroline Hope Kelly; Maria Fitzpatrick – Grantee Submission, 2025
Importance: Children experiencing parental opioid use disorder are a growing population at heightened risk of physical and mental health issues over the life course. Yet these children are less likely to receive comprehensive, ongoing health care and their parents are more likely to report barriers to access health care for their children.…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Narcotics, Drug Addiction, Access to Health Care