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U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, and Mayor Eddie Melton visited a Head Start facility on Thursday, where they emphasized the need for the federally funded early childhood education program and vowed to continue to support it.
Both elected officials were joined by Geminus Head Start officials as they toured the St. Mark Early Learning Academy, which serves over 100 children from ages 0 to 5 years old. While touring the building, they learned more about the center's curriculum and interacted with several of the Head Start children and staff.
Geminus, a Regional Care Group member, hosted Congressman Frank Mrvan on Feb. 20 at its Head Start St. Mark Early Learning Academy in Gary, Indiana. Community and educational leaders toured the facility and held a press conference to highlight the invaluable resources that Head Start provides. The national federally funded program has recently found itself in the discussion around government spending.
Changes at the federal level have created uncertainty for early childhood education. But U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan (D-Highland) says government can be more efficient, while still protecting the most vulnerable.
Head Start providers say they were briefly unable to access their funding, during the federal government's funding freeze attempt. Leaders at Indiana's largest Head Start provider, Geminus, say losing funding access would impact thousands of families and employees throughout the state.
Northwest Indiana's representative in Congress is urging the White House to dial back the whirlwind of executive orders issued by Republican President Donald Trump and to rely instead on the normal legislative process to make federal policy changes.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, spoke on the floor of the U.S. House Monday to detail what he described as his constituents' "abject frustration" caused by "the administration's incoherent and overreaching executive orders."
Dilylah Johnson, Gabriella Holt and Logan Haskins won the Congressional App Challenge in Indiana’s First Congressional District.
Johnson, Holt and Haskins used Block Code to create their winning application, “Feline Frenzy.” Their app is a game designed to raise awareness about animal shelters and inspire people to adopt pets. Players help a stray cat named Whiskers jump over trash cans to collect points.
Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced Dilylah Johnson, Gabriella Holt, and Logan Haskins of Lowell High School are the winning team of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge in Indiana’s First Congressional District. Dilylah, Gabriella, and Logan used Block Code to create their winning application, “Feline Frenzy.” Their application is a game designed to raise awareness about animal shelters and inspire people to adopt pets where players help a stray cat named Whiskers jump over trash cans to collect points.
A team of three Lowell High School students were recently named winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Indiana's First Congressional District.
Dilylah Johnson, Gabriella Holt and Logan Haskins were recognized for their winning application "Feline Frenzy", according to statement from the office of U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland.
Congressman Frank Mrvan is opposed to the potential temporary freeze on federal spending on grants and other forms of assistance.
President Trump signed an executive order to temporarily withhold further spending on things like grants and loans to review those programs in an effort to cut wasteful spending.
A court has overturned the executive order until ruling whether such action is a violation of federal law.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-1st, on Thursday, announced the House Appropriations Subcommittees that he will serve on in the 119th Congress.
Mrvan will serve on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science.
Congressman Frank J. Mrvan announced that the House Democratic Caucus has elected him to serve on the House Appropriations Committee.