Contact Us/Get Involved

Donate to Save Head Start: To keep the voice of the Head Start community strong, the National Head Start Association (NHSA) relies entirely on donations from concerned individuals like you. Your tax deductible gift ensures that poor children and families served by Head Start are heard on Capitol Hill. Click here to donate.

Register to Vote: Did you know that exercising your right to vote can help save Head Start? It’s important that our elected representatives in Congress and the White House support strengthening rather than harming Head Start. Click here to register to vote from almost anywhere in the country.

Voters Tool Kit: You can help others get out the vote. NHSA’s Voter Tool Kit (English – Spanish) guides Head Start programs and Head Start’s friends through the process of registering voters and setting up Get Out the Vote (GOTV) campaigns. The kit comes complete with step-by-step instructions.

Voting and Lobbying Guide for Head Start Community: This 28-page guide helps the Head Start community with political involvement. The guide illustrates do’s and don'ts for Head Start communities and outlines the requirements of the Hatch Act, which is legislation that determines the level of political activity allowable by law. Click here to read the guide.

Contact Your Member of Congress: To send correspondence to your members of Congress, click here to visit the SaveHeadStart.org homepage.