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Trustee Archive
Early childhood, the first six years of life, is a critical time for children to develop the physical, emotional, social and cognitive skills they will need for the rest of their life. Good nutrition and health care are essential to maximize this developmental process. Head Start is a 55-year-old $11.6 billion federal program helping children attain this goal. Head Start is one of our most successful and longest-running programs fighting systemic poverty. About 35 million children from low-income families have attended Head Start programs and there are more than a million children enrolled today. Beginning at age three, Head Start kids learn fundamental cognitive skills while developing the social and emotional capabilities to begin school. Head Start feeds these children and provides medical, dental and mental health care. Their parents learn about nutrition, child development, and are guided into appropriate community programs if needed. However, due to budget constraints, only 3 of 5 eligible children are currently enrolled in one of our 1,700 Head Start programs nationwide.
Pending Legislation: H.R.5815 - Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2023
Sponsor: Rep. Adam Schiff (CA)
Status: House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Chair: Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) |
- I oppose reforming current Head Start policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA).
- I support amending the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs by increasing funding to $36,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030 for:
1.) Awarding grants to Head Start agencies, including Early Head Start agencies, to construct or improve outdated facilities which provide Head Start services.
2.) Establishing and carrying out a program to make grants for the purpose of supplementing, not supplanting, the compensation paid by Head Start agencies to the employees of such agencies.
And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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I support amending the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs by increasing funding to $36,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030 for:
1.) Awarding grants to Head Start agencies, including Early Head Start agencies, to construct or improve outdated facilities which provide Head Start services.
2.) Establishing and carrying out a program to make grants for the purpose of supplementing, not supplanting, the compensation paid by Head Start agencies to the employees of such agencies.
And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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- Representative
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting her to favorably consider passing H.R.5815 - Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2023.
- National Head Start Association
If elected as a trustee, National Head Start Association will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to advocate for increased accessibility to Head Start.
About: The National Head Start Association (NHSA) is a nonprofit organization committed to the belief that every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to succeed in life. NHSA is the voice for more than 1 million children, 245,000 staff and 1,600 Head Start grantees in the United States. Since 1974, NHSA has worked diligently for policy changes that ensure all at-risk children have access to the Head Start model of support for the whole child, the family and the community.
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- No trustee votes received.
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| Poll Opening Date |
April 22, 2024 |
| Poll Closing Date |
April 28, 2024 |
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