WOODBOURNE – Sullivan County officials met behind closed doors on Monday attempting to determine why the county’s Head Start program shut down abruptly.
County Legislature Chairwoman Nadia Rajsz was among those meeting.
“There are continuing discussions with various agencies to see what we can do to support the Head Start agency and to get it reactivated. It has been a long day, a long process, but we are doing everything we can to provide this much needed service to our residents and to our children in the area,” she said.
Andrew Shore waited outside the Woodbourne offices in hopes of picking up his daughter’s belongings including her medication.
“Without notice is not the best way; I wish there was some kind of notice available. I have a pregnant wife at home. Right now, my wife is taking care of my daughter, almost due. So, it’s a little tough as things go. I continue to go to work every morning,” he said.
Rajsz, meanwhile, said officials are still trying to figure out why the program shut down.
Roughly three-quarters of Head Start’s funding comes from the federal government with the remainder from other sources.
Anyone needing assistance is encouraged to call Sullivan County’s Health and Human Services at 845-292-0100.
