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    All the News That’s Fit to Print
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 7 min

    All the News That’s Fit to Print

    Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with The New York Times reporter, Jason DeParle.  The topic of our conversation was East Coast Migrant Head Start Project’s experience with Head Start’s Designation Renewal System (DRS).   This week, all that I shared with Jason was boiled down to a single cite: John Menditto of East Coast Migrant Head Start Project warns that harsh penalties may dissuade programs from serving especially disadvantaged populations like migrants.  If you
    Going the Extra Mile in Florida West
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Going the Extra Mile in Florida West

    Marimar Ramirez is the eldest of three children in a farmworker family.  Her parents have been working in the fields for more than 20 years, and Marimar began to follow in their footsteps until one day, while working in the fields, a coworker told her about East Migrant Head Start Project.  This conversation changed the direction of her life.  Keep reading to learn more about Marimar’s story from my phone interview with her. Marimar and her daughter Natalia (7). Tell me a lit
    East Coast Makes a Strong Impression in Washington, D.C.
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    East Coast Makes a Strong Impression in Washington, D.C.

    Attendees had the privilege of welcoming the newly-appointed Director of the Office of Head Start, Dr. Deborah Bergeron.  A former classroom teacher and elementary and high school administrator, Dr. B –as she likes to be called— shared how she will use her three decades of pre-K–12 public education experience to provide unique insights into how Head Start can support our most vulnerable children to become school ready.   She also talked about her recent visit to ECMHSP’s Nort
    Celebrating the New Jennings Head Start Center
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    Celebrating the New Jennings Head Start Center

    John Menditto, ECMHSP General Counsel, with Lou Struble and Gaby Procacci of Procacci Brothers farms, which employs many of the farmworker families served by the center. On July 14, ECMHSP celebrated the Jennings (Florida) Early Head Start center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Jennings staff and the Early Head Start staff did an amazing job of hosting this special event. We had a number of important visitors attend the ceremony and tour the center, including Lamar Hill a
    Our Excellent Adventure with OHS
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    Our Excellent Adventure with OHS

    Debbie and Takila at the Newton Grove community lunch. Debbie Youhouse and Takila Newkirk are two of the unsung heroes of the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) program. Debbie works as a Program Specialist with the Office of Head Start, where she is responsible for overseeing the program services of eight MSHS grantees, including East Coast Migrant Head Start Project. Takila works as a Grants Specialist with the Office of Head Start, where she is responsible for managing
    The Long and Winding Road
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Long and Winding Road

    Yesterday, shortly after sunrise, East Coast Migrant Head Start Project opened our doors to farmworker families in Jennings, Florida. We couldn’t be happier. Our newest Head Start center was conceived a number of years ago when our community assessment work demonstrated a desperate and unmet need for Head Start services to migrant farmworker families in Hamilton County, Florida. There, migrant farmworker families arrive in early May to harvest tomatoes before migrating away t
    Guest Post: More than a Center, it’s a Refuge
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    Guest Post: More than a Center, it’s a Refuge

    Ted Hoffman is the architect who has been building Head Start centers with ECMHSP for the past 12 years. These are his thoughts. I was asked to contribute some words and photos about the new Jennings Head Start Center I am working with ECMHSP to build in northern Florida. The work is shaping up nicely, but until it’s done, the photos can be rather uninteresting.  Instead, I thought I would try to describe more generally my goals and thoughts as I design new centers for ECMHSP
    2015 Annual Report, Hot off the Press!
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    2015 Annual Report, Hot off the Press!

    Dear Reader, ECMHSP is excited to announce the release of the 2015 Annual Report. See the names, faces, and numbers that made 2015 a great success. Some of the highlights from this year’s report include: An update on our Early Head Start expansion in Florida A review of this year’s media coverage A profile on a former Policy Council parent Total number of children and families served Each year, ECMHSP releases its annual report, pursuant to requirements in the Head Start Act,
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