DeLauro Statement on Sudden Cancellation of Full-Service Community Schools Program Funding Including in New Haven

NEW HAVEN, CT - Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement following the Trump Administration's sudden cancellation of active Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) program grants in Connecticut and across the country.

"The Trump Administration's sudden termination of funding for programs that provide children with the resources to succeed is cruel. Full-Service Community Schools grant cancellations will leave children without mental health services, after school programs, and community support programs they depend on. Our most vulnerable children will be lose access to tutoring, athletics, health care, and other essential programs for families in as soon as two weeks. This move is only the latest in Trump's playbook for dismantling the Department of Education and the resources kids and families rely on. I'll continue to do everything in my power to fight against these dangerous cuts."

During her tenure as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and the subcommittee that funds the Department of Education, DeLauro increased funding for the FSCS program tenfold to $150 million annually. The FSCS program supports full-service community schools that improve the coordination and accessibility of services for children and families, especially for children attending high-poverty schools.

Clifford Beers was recently informed that federal funding for their Building Healthy Communities New Haven Public Schools & Clifford Beers Community Care Center would be terminated effective December 31, 2025. The program was supposed to be funded through December 2028 with $1,750,000 in grant funding remaining and offers comprehensive wraparound services to address students' academic, social, and emotional needs. The services included after-school programming, in-school clinical mental health counseling, family stipends for food and groceries, housing, clothing and uniforms, and more. In their first year, 310 students were served at Fair Haven School and Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration (FAME).

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