Almost all Massachusetts National Guard members are back at work after 99 percent of furloughed workers were recalled by the Pentagon, but other Bay State programs remain in limbo as the effects of government shutdown lingers.
"We're about at full capacity," said Lt. Col. James Sahady, a spokesman for the Massachusetts National Guard. The Guard recalled "99 percent" of its 800 furloughed workers yesterday after a legal review of the Pay Our Military Act — which guaranteed that service members would be paid eventually — allowed the Department of Defense to recall many workers across the country.
Still waiting to learn their fate are federally funded state programs — from Head Start in western Massachusetts to the nutrition program Women, Infants and Children.
The federal contract for the Head Start Program at Community Action of Franklin, Hampshire and North Quabbin Regions expired Oct. 1. To keep the doors open, the state advanced $214,000 in state grants that were due to the day care throughout the year. The money will only be enough for Head Start to stay open for another week, after which it will close if the shutdown continues.
"The money that was advanced to Head Start was very much a stopgap fix," Alex Zaroulis, a spokeswoman for the state Executive Office for Administration and Finance said. "It's very clear that this is unsustainable," she said.
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