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Learning the Value of an Education
Irma and her husband are picking oranges in Wimauma, Florida. Picture was taken in 2011, while Irma is six months pregnant with her son...
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ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
A Family’s Dedication to Serve Others
Belinda Verdin has been working with East Coast Migrant Head Start Project since 2006. Her story is unique, as she works with three of...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Advancing the Lives of Migrant Families
Angel Casiano, ECMHSP’s Director of Programs Operations – Florida, shares his experience working with the migrant community during the...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
Remember Where You Came From
Laura Bush’s visit to one of our Head Start centers in the early 2000s. Pictured from left to right: Christine Alvarado, former Board...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
Nohemi’s Field of Dreams
As a child, Nohemi Montalvo attended one of our Head Start programs in Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Before going off to college, she worked...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
Two Decades of Serving Farmworker Families
We have many employees who dedicate their lives to serve our farmworker families. Mireya Garcia has been with ECMHSP since 1999. Please...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Giving Back to East Coast!
Antonia Rios was an ECMHSP parent a few years ago. However, she’s still involved with our Head Start program. Keep reading to learn more...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
A Head Start for the Badillo Family
I recently had the opportunity to conduct a phone interview with Iralda Badillo, one of our team members at the ECMHSP Bowling Green...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
A Head Start for the Cendejas Family
I recently had the opportunity to conduct a phone interview with Rosa Cendejas, one of our team members at the ECMHSP Fort Pierce Center...
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...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Idalia’s Journey: From Harvest to Head Start
When Idalia has flashbacks of her childhood, many of those memories take place in the fields. Some seasons she lived in Ohio, Michigan,...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Maria’s Commitment to Forming Parent Leaders
Maria Rodriguez is from Reynosa, a border city in the northern part of Tamaulipas, Mexico. She loves the work that she does as the...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
Twenty Years of Partnership: Ramona De Loera and East Coast
Ramona De Loera never had an easy life. She is one of ten children and from the age of eight, her parents brought her to the fields...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
Two Decades of Serving North Carolina Farmworker Families
Celia Rodriguez was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. when she was two years of age. Her parents were farmworkers for more than 30...
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...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Guest Post: A Country Without Immigrant Labor
Dr. David Conde is the President for North America of the Chamber of the Americas. He currently serves as the President of the ECMHSP...
ECMHSP Website
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
Indiantown Center Hosts the ECMHSP Board
Parents in Indiantown leave their children at the ECMHSP center to learn and play while they work in zucchini fields. On January 20, the...
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....
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