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Out of all the web resources, the one resource that seems more relevant to my professional development is funding. Without funding there would be no professional development available for professionals and we all would become obsolete. Funding includes the planning, coordinating, and implementation of different Early Childhood Programs. Without funding, we might plan, but we certainly cannot implement.

The newsletter from the Children’s Defense Fund ponders on the point of funding by pointing out that the most vulnerable population, which is children; is the one that always ends up with the cuts

My insights on this newsletter are that it is very eye opening not only to professionals but also to the parents and taxpayers in general. Although some constituents may argue they do not have children and the issues do not pertain to them, it affects society as a whole. I found the statistics very astounding and interesting to look at. Below, I am sharing some of the statistics retrieved from the newsletter;

·   Head Start will serve 96,179 fewer low-income children.

·   80,000 fewer children and their families will receive child care subsidies.

·   5 million fewer families will be served by the Maternal/Child Health Block Grant, which provides funding for prenatal care, well child services, infant mortality, injury & violence, oral healthcare, school-based health programs, and eliminating racial/ethnic disparities.

·   211,958 fewer children will be vaccinated.

·   $270,790,425 less funding available for heating and cooling assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).  Nearly half of the families receiving LIHEAP assistance have at least one child.

·   Title I grants will serve 1.8 million fewer students.

·   26,949 fewer children will be served by early intervention special education grants.

·   350,327 fewer English Language Learner (ELL) students will be served by English Language Acquisition Grants

·   1,133,981 fewer students will be served by grants for career and technical education.

·   51,577 fewer students will receive financial aid through the Federal Work Study program.

·   110,543 fewer students will receive aid through Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants

·   18,611 fewer youth will be served by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), which provides training services to underemployed adults, and youth who have dropped out of high school and want to go back to school or enter the labor market.

·   4,350 fewer youth will receive education and training from Job Corps, which targets economically at-risk youth.

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Information and pictures retrieved from http://www.childrensdefense.org/policy-priorities/budget-watch/