East Coast Migrant Head Start Project is investing in our employees to take our mission and vision to the next level.

Learn, Meet & Connect.

Indiana Direct Services

Indiana Regional Contact Information

Volunteer

Volunteer

Disability Services

Disability Services

COVID-19
ECMHSP_logo_Color_(RGB)_transparent.png
CONFERENCE
  • Home

  • About Us

    • Mission
    • History
    • Our Governance
    • Leadership
    • Reports
  • Locations

    • Alabama
    • Delegates
    • Florida - East & West
    • Georgia
    • Indiana
    • New Jersey
    • North Carolina
    • North Carolina - Corporate Office
    • Oklahoma
    • Pennsylvania
    • South Carolina
    • Virginia
    • Washington DC - Administrative Office
  • Services

    • Disabilities
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Early Head Start
    • Family Services
    • Health
    • Nutrition
    • Foundation For Farmworkers
    • Transportation
  • News

    • ECMHSP in the Media
    • Press Releases
    • Media Resources
    • ECMHSP Stories
    • Media Kit
  • Career Opportunities

    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Our Partners
    • Request for Proposals
  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    • All Posts
    • Advocacy
    • ECMHSP News
    • Education News
    • Guest Blog Post
    • Immigration
    • Media Coverage
    Search
    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
    Celebrating a Bright Future in Palmetto
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    Celebrating a Bright Future in Palmetto

    Our ribbon-cutting ceremony was led by Dr. Villa, CEO, and Layssa Marie Garcia, President of the Palmetto Parent Committee. Photo credit: Ted Hoffman Surrounded by parents, children, and community partners, East Coast Migrant Head Start Project celebrated its newest child care center for farmworker families on March 15th in Palmetto, Florida, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ribbon-cut at Palmetto was the culmination of many years of hard work; but the smiles of the farmwo
    Philadelphia Inspires the New ECMHSP Policy Council
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Philadelphia Inspires the New ECMHSP Policy Council

    ECMHSP welcomed a new Policy Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of America. During the week of August 13 through August 18, parents representing all of the ECMHSP Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs gathered for the annual orientation, the election of the new Policy Council Executive Committee and the Policy Council meeting. The week began with a meeting of the outgoing Policy Council Executive Committee on Sunday afternoon, at which the elected parent
    ECMHSP on the West Coast for NMSHSA Conference ‘17
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    ECMHSP on the West Coast for NMSHSA Conference ‘17

    The National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA) held its Annual National Conference in Costa Mesa, CA, from March 5 through March 9. A number of our dedicated employees travelled to the conference to learn about the changes to the Head Start Performance Standards, which were rolled out last summer. It was a great opportunity to hear about implementation strategies and the importance of being outcomes-driven in our execution. Parents from Migrant and Seasonal H
    Maria’s Excellent Adventure
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Maria’s Excellent Adventure

    Maria was one of the first farmworkers to apply for DACA, which would allow her to travel outside of the U.S. with Advance Parole. Twenty-three-year-old Maria Sanchez Martinez is the former Vice President of East Coast Migrant Head Start Project’s Policy Council. In August of 2012, she was one of the first farmworkers to submit an application for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which has allowed her to lawfully work in the U.S. and consequently, has improved th
    ECMHSP Opens Center in St. Helena Island
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    ECMHSP Opens Center in St. Helena Island

    St. Helena Island’s farmworker families drop off their children at the center. This week East Coast Migrant Head Start Project opened its heart, and its Head Start center, to migrant farmworker families in St. Helena Island, South Carolina. The opening of each of our centers requires a lot of planning and hard work.  This is particularly true for our centers that serve a highly mobile population and are open for a short duration – like the St. Helena Island center, which can
    ECMHSP Website
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    ECMHSP Guest Writes in Honor of NFAW

    In honor of National Farmworker Awareness Week, ECMHSP’s John Menditto has written a guest blog post for Farmworker Justice’s blog, Harvesting Justice.  In his post, he shares the challenges ECMHSP has seen our farmworker families overcome to support their children’s education during our forty years of service.  Below is an excerpt: The consistency we have seen in our own program on the United States’ East Coast is a vision shared by Head Start agencies that serve farmworker
    Head-Start-Logo.jpg
    ECMHSP_logo_White_(RGB)_transparent.png

    2301 Sugar Bush Road, Suite 400, Raleigh, North Carolina  27612

    Telephone: (800) 655-6831    Email: information@ecmhsp.org

    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • YouTube