Sign-On Letters

FY23 Monitoring Process for Head Start and Early Head Start

In late October, the Office of Head Start published an Information Memorandum which outlines the monitoring process for FY23, including CLASS video pilots to be conducted. In response to concerns from the Head Start community, NHSA sent this letter urging OHS to allow grant recipients to opt out of the video CLASS pilot knowing how…

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Sign-On Letter: Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations

NHSA joined 410 organizations by signing-on to the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations letter that the Coalition on Human Needs organized.

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Letter to HHS: Final Rule Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination

NHSA wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra to urge the prompt and urgent release of a final rule regarding COVID-19 vaccination for Head Start and Early Head Start staff. While our community is grateful for the September 2022 announcement by the Administration for Children and Families finally aligning the masking requirement in the…

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Sign-On Letter: FY23 Early Childhood Education Letter

The NHSA joins the forces urging members of Congress to expand early childhood education budget support in FY23 appropriations. 

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Automatic Benefit for Children Coalition Letter

A sign-on letter from the Automatic Benefit for Children (ABC) Coalition to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to support families.

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Home Visiting Coalition MIECHV Reauthorization Letter

Home Visiting Coalition is advocating for a reauthorization of the MIECHV program by September 30, 2022.

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Letter to HHS: When Can We Expect a Final Rule?

NHSA wrote to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, as Head Start programs prepare for the school year, to ask: when can we expect a final rule?

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Coalition Letter: Asking for a Final Rule on Masking and Vaccinations

NHSA—along with state, regional, and national Head Start associations—sent a letter to HHS Secretary Becerra stating that Head Start needs a final rule before the school year begins.

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Sign-On Letter: 85 National Organizations Call On Congress to Include Child Care in Reconciliation

A coalition of 85 national organizations highlight the need to ensure the reconciliation includes critical investments for child care.

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Sign-On Letter (Jacobs and Bonamici)

Reps. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and colleagues sent a letter urging inclusion of child care in reconciliation.

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FY23 Appropriations Letter (Casey)

This sign-on requests appropriations to prioritize and provide additional funding for Head Start in Fiscal Year 23.

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Sign-On: Prioritizing Additional FY23 Funding for Head Start

Together, 20 US Senators are urging the appropriations to prioritize additional funding for Head Start in Fiscal Year 23.

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