NMSHSA Monthly Newsletter - Issue 32- 2021

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Thank You to All Our MSHS Community!
As the year approaches its end, it is impossible not to reflect on the accomplishments our organization achieved this year. Transitioning from a year of strictly remote working to slowly allowing in-person gatherings and traveling, we lost no momentum in our work. Our team picked up the pace to do what was necessary to continue to address the issues, needs and conversations of MSHS community. Thank you to our MSHS grantees, directors, staff, and teachers, who made sure our MSHS centers stood by our mission to serve our farmworker families and the Head Start mission. 
 
NMSHSA is proud to serve MSHS families, children, and the farmworker community. Every year we know farmworker families count on us to be their advocates for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start. We thank those who contributed to the success of this year’s programs, projects, and events, and we look forward to seeing what this new year will bring!  
 
Thank you to our MSHS parents and children for entrusting us to be their family. Our farmworker parents are and will always be the essential workers of America.
 
Happy Holidays and have a safe, healthy and happy New Year!
Save the Date
OHS Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Conference
Making the Move Together: Building and Supporting Resiliency in Our Migrant & Seasonal Community

Registration Opens
Jan. 7, 2022
Travel Day In
Mar. 26, 2022
Affiliate Member Meeting
Mar. 27, 2022
NMSHSA Board of Directors Meeting
Mar. 27, 2022, 5:30 pm

All In-Person meetings – No virtual meetings.
Panelists/topics TBD in early January
National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Association Summer Internship Program


The National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA) offers an unique internship program to current college students who participated in a Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Program. The NMSHSA Internship Program brings together the next generation of community leaders from across the country to work in Washington, D.C. Our NMSHSA interns come from migrant and seasonal farm-worker families; have participated in one of our member Migrant or Seasonal Head Start programs between the ages of 0 to 5; are rising juniors or seniors in a college undergraduate program; and are active students in their community with proven potential. The seven-week internship program includes a stipend, housing, and work placement in the Washington, D.C. area.

You may learn more about the eligibility and details of our Summer Internship Program visiting our website.

You can also meet our prior interns on the Alumni page. If you have any questions about this wonderful internship opportunity, please email to [email protected]

Thank You,

NMSHSA Management
Plate of Bounty Award and Scholarships Applications 2021-2022
Deadline for Nomination and Application Submissions: Saturday, January 15, 2022


The National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA) is inviting you to nominate individuals for the Plate of Bounty Award, and/or submit applications for the Bill Castellanos Parent Scholarship Award or the Clint Mitcham Scholarship Award for MSHS staff. All forms are available in English and Spanish. Please share Spanish links with parents.

Note: If you submitted an application or nomination during 2021, it will be considered together with anyone submitted from now on. It is not necessary to submit it again. Awardees will be selected from all applications submitted in 2021 until the deadline in 2022.

Don't wait for the last minute!
Complete the forms below now!
Plate of Bounty Award

The National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association would again like to invite the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS} community to nominate deserving individuals who have made a difference in for MSHS  programs, children and families.

For more information and to fill the nomination form, in English or Spanish, select the links below:
Bill Castellanos Parent Scholarship Award

The National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association is pleased to announce the availability of one $1,000 scholarships to individuals who are currently pursuing their education in an institute of higher learning and have had a child enrolled in a minimum of one season or currently have a child enrolled in a Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program.

For more information and to fill an application form, in English or Spanish, select links below:
Clint Mitcham Scholarship Award

The National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association is pleased to announce the availability of two $1,000 scholarships to individuals who have a minimum of three completed seasons of experience working with a Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) program.

For more information and to fill the application form, in English or Spanish, select the links below:
NMSHSA Projects
Vaccine Project

Listening to voices and personal testimonials from the fields resulted in the coming together of some of the strongest and most trusted partners specifically advocating for the farmworker community. Learn more about the Vaccine Project: 
COVID-19 Updates
Coronavirus Disease 2019
Supporting MSHS Grantees

The spread of the Coronavirus (COVID–19) and the intensity of media coverage surrounding it may be overwhelming, perhaps even frightening.

Prevention is a priority at this time, especially during cold and flu season.

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start is a trusted voice in rural communities and it is important that families can turn to you for reassurance and guidance.

The NMSHSA offers support in this critical times through information and advocacy. Follow us on our website. We will keep you updated with resources from the Office of Head Start, the Centers for Disease and Control (CDC), and others. We have added legislative updates and information about how the virus is affecting farm workers lives and labor:
Website and Newsletter Services

Search for job opportunities in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) programs anywhere in the U.S.

If your organization is interested in publishing a new job announcement, please email the information to [email protected].