The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) Board of Directors has taken steps to ensure the continuity of Head Start and Early Head Start services in Lafayette and Iberia parishes during the federal government shutdown.

According to a release from the agency, the LEH Board of Directors this week approved a loan to its subsidiary, Prime Time, Inc., in the amount of $650,000 from reserves. This loan comes from funds that LEH had earmarked for its statewide work but is necessary to allow Prime Time to continue to provide services to the children and families at Prime Time Head Start and Early Head Start centers.

Prime Time’s current grant to operate Head Start services is funded through Oct. 31. Although the grant has been renewed for the next five years, the new notice of award has n

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