Vermont Wins $3.4 Million for Head Start Education
BURLINGTON, Vt., March 5 – U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Vermont $3.4 million in funding to help support Head Start programs in Barre and Burlington. The Central Vermont Community Action Council in Barre was awarded $1.8 million. Another $1.5 million