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1:21 pm
Thu March 14, 2013

State community action agencies, Head Start fear sequester impact

Credit Photo provided by Missouri Association for Community Action
Students attend Head Start through the South Central Missouri Community Action Agency

Administrators at local and regional agencies that aid low-income Missourians say they are keeping an eye on the impact of the sequester, or across-the-board federal spending cuts, and they fear the cuts could negatively impact their agencies. 

While many questions about the impact of sequestration rollout remain, Missouri's Community Action Agencies are expecting an all-around 5 percent budget cut due to the federal sequestration.  This could mean serious cutbacks to several services provided by the agency.

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