Leaked document reveals the administration’s FY 2026 funding blueprint which includes budget cuts recommended by the Heritage Foundation and put forth in the “Project 2025” plan
Two key programs which have received bipartisan support for decades and help the most vulnerable members of the community are on the chopping block. A White House draft budget proposal was recently leaked and does not allocate any money towards Head Start, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), or the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and lists them among the many programs to be eliminated should this budget pass in the next few weeks.
Head Start operates in all 50 states and employs more than 250,000 people at 18,000 centers nationwide. The loss of Head Start would impact more than 1 million parents who rely on the program and wouldn’t be able to go to work or…