Letter to the editor: Protect child programs

To the editor:

Dear Elected Officials,

It is really important that we protect the programs that are currently in place to serve our children. Child care and Head Start are essential to the well-being of children and families, especially those who struggle with financial issues and those in which both parents are in the workforce.

Our future is impacted when children are treated poorly and do not have the opportunity to receive early educational and emotional support. Please protect these important programs.

Mary G. Wetzel,

Lawrence