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Liberty, NY – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today released the following statement on Sullivan County Head Start:

“The Office of Head Start (OHS) has just informed me that a temporary Sullivan Head Start provider will be reopening centers in Woodbourne and Monticello on Tuesday, April 9. This was the step I’ve been pushing for alongside our local partners in Sullivan County. It will allow us to return children to the Head Start program.

“The fact remains: Sullivan Head Start should have never closed to begin with. And it’s unnerving that these disruptions to families and staff went on for so long. As the work continues to secure a permanent provider, there will be a simultaneous effort to deliver accountability for the closure.”

Background:

Since Sullivan Head Start abruptly closed, Rep. Molinaro has pushed for it to swiftly reopen, released statements and held mobile office hours to distribute information, and has called for accountability.

Last month, Rep. Molinaro voted to increase federal funding for Head Start Programs by over $1 billion in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations. This will keep Head Start programs like the one in Sullivan County funded.