Advocacy and Funding Blogs
Read updates about policy and advocacy and utilize the resources on this page to find out more about our organization and how we advocate to fund our programs, create partnerships that help us achieve our mission, and influence public policy that affects farmworker children, their families, and our member agencies.
FY 2025 Appropriations Update
On Sept. 25, just six days before the start of fiscal year (FY) 2025, the House and Senate passed a short-term spending bill otherwise known as a continuing resolution (CR) that extends federal funding at FY 2024 levels through Dec. 20, 2024.
How Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Finally Succeeded in Expanding Reach to Farmworker Families
National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA) Executive Director Cleo Rodriguez, Jr. recounts tales of tragedy and triumph in the policy and advocacy work required to successfully expand Migrant Head Start eligibility for farmworker families.
Originally published in Progress Report, powered by UNIDOSUS.
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Safeguarding Workers and Employers from OSHA Overreach and Skewed Priorities
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on July 24th titled “Safeguarding Workers and Employers from OSHA Overreach and Skewed Priorities.” The discussion focused on the impact of OSHA's recent proposed rules including the pending rule on Heat Protections for various industries and small businesses, including agricultural and farmworker labor.
Appropriations Outreach for MSHS Grantees
MSHS programs have one more chance to ask their elected officials for help in seeing that the MSHS eligibility language that was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee is included in the final Labor, HHS Appropriations bill.
FY23 Federal Policy Priorities and NMSHSA Request
Read the federal policy priorities for FY 2023 and the NMSHSA request to Congress.
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