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Together, our voices strengthen the Head Start community’s ability to advance policies that support families nationwide and drive change in Washington, D.C., and at the state and local levels.
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Trabajamos diligentemente para lograr políticas que garanticen que todos los niños y familias elegibles tengan lo que necesitan para tener éxito.
Confiamos en su voz para nuestra defensa y participación en Washington, D.C. y en todo el país. Regístrese en nuestra lista de correo para recibir nuestras alertas de acción y actualizaciones sobre cuestiones de políticas relevantes para Head Start. Le enviaremos un correo electrónico sobre cómo tomar medidas.
Advocacy campaigns play an important role in raising the public’s awareness about critical Head Start issues and influencing the local and national leaders who decide policies that affect the 800,000 children and families Head Start and Early Head Start serve.
The NHSA Advocacy Hall of Fame honors the Head Start and Early Head Start programs and staff whose advocacy efforts were top performers, leading the nation in our recent campaigns.
Programs gathered parent and caregiver signatures for a letter to President Joe Biden about the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
(1-350 seats)*
(350 – 1,000 seats)*
(More than 1,000 seats)*
* slots are defined by funded enrollment in the 2022-2023 PIR
🌟 Wyoming, Virginia, Oregon, Utah, and Mississippi 🌟
**States collected the largest number of signatures relative to their number of Head Start/Early Head Start slots
Individuals were recognized for their impactful advocacy efforts at NHSA’s 2024 Fall Leadership Institute.
Director of Children’s Services
Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, Alabama
Recognized for her tireless outreach to Rep. Aderholt. As Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Aderholt is critical to NHSA’s work, and her ongoing outreach, including Kim’s letter outlining the critical need for Quality Improvement Funding to address deferred maintenance and repair issues
Executive Director
Higher Horizons, Virginia
Recognized for her tireless advocacy efforts, including her remarks at the Pre-K & Child Care Caucus Congressional staff briefing on Capitol Hill and for helping launch the Head Start to Congress Caucus by bringing kids, parents and caregivers to the launch event at the Capitol.
Chief Executive Officer
Child-Parent Centers, Arizona
Recognized for her invaluable assistance in developing the Outside Witness Testimony submitted to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and for sending a letter to Rep. Juan Ciscomani on the need for Quality Improvement Funding to address deferred maintenance and repair issues.
NIÑOS Head Start, Texas
Recognized for their amazing work on Dollar Per Child, which supports NHSA’s advocacy efforts on behalf of Head Start’s children, families, and staff, along with all the communities served by Head Start.
Early Head Start Director
Child Development Resources, Virginia
Recognized for her invaluable assistance in translating the open letter to President Biden on the future of Head Start that preceded the Administration’s Final Rule Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programming into Spanish. Her work on this critical advocacy effort helped NHSA reach our goal of 25,000 signatures from parents and caregivers.