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Communify urges SBCAG members for urgent Head Start bridge funding as federal review lags
Summary
Pat Keelan, CEO of Communify, told the November 20 SBCAG board that a delayed federal review of the organization’s Head Start grant risks a Jan. 1 program pause that could affect 267 children and prompt WARN notices for 97 staff; she asked member jurisdictions to consider emergency bridge funding of about $1.1 million for January operations.
Pat Keelan, CEO of Communify, told the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments board on Nov. 20 that the federal government shutdown delayed the Office of Head Start’s review of Communify’s timely 5‑year grant application and put the agency at risk of losing funding on Jan. 1. "We submitted our regular 5‑year grant in September, on time, but due to the federal shutdown the Office of Head Start has not yet reviewed that grant," Keelan said, adding that the program now faces a possible closure on Jan. 1.
Keelan said Communify has issued WARN notices…
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