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Fed start : Head Start providers across the U.S. have had to temporarily close their doors due to a lack of funding from the federal government shutdown. More than 8,000 children nationwide, including 600 in Ohio, are not getting services. Additional children may soon be affected if there isn’t a budget soon, because other Head Start providers on a Nov. 1 funding cycle have scraped together money to continue running but run out in a matter of weeks, Laura Hancock reports .

Feeding families : Ohio families who rely on SNAP benefits won’t receive them this week as the federal government shutdown continues. Gov. Mike DeWine says the state is working through a federal directive that covers about half of normal payments. In the meantime, Ohio is sending out $25 million

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