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42nd Annual Head Start Conference and Expo
Mar. 29 - Apr. 2, 2015
About this Conference
NHSA’s Annual Head Start Conference and Expo is the largest national event devoted to the Head Start and Early Head Start community.
This year more than 5,000 executive directors, directors, administrators, managers, teachers, policy council members, and parents from every state will gather in Washington, D.C. March 29 - April 2, 2015.
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Two Generations Together
The Two Generations Together Initiative is focused on increasing awareness of two-generation adult education and job training models that are part of the comprehensive child and family services delivered by Head Start programs across the country.
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NHSA State/Regional Profile Survey Final Report 
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The Institute
Two Generations Together Institute
On January 26th, 2015, NHSA hosted a day-long Two Generations Together Institute. Program leaders from the featured programs shared their stories and strategies in the morning, and in the afternoon a series of panels offered insights into designing your own two-generation work from both local program leaders and national experts. The sessions were recorded to preserve the important lessons and conversations from the Institute! Watch each one below.
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Securing 2Gen Funding Streams
April 8th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Securing 2Gen Funding Streams
The second episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar will explore public and private strategies Head Start grantees have pursued as they designed programs to support their families' needs for education, job training, and living wage employment. Hear from Southwest Human Development, a local foundation, and staff of the National Head Start Association and National Community Action Partnership with a broad perspective on funding opportunities.
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Partnering with Employers and Colleges
April 15th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Partnering with Employers and Colleges
The third episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar explored ways that Head Start grantees have pursued partnerships with employers and colleges as they designed programs to support their families' needs for education, job training, and living wage employment. Learn from the Elyse Rosenblum of the Employer Pathways Project and Head Start program leaders from AVANCE Houston and Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc!
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2Gen Data and Evaluation
April 29th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
2Gen Data and Evaluation
The fourth episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar will explore the data systems and evaluation studies that Head Start programs have undertaken as they work to support their families' success but also demonstrate impacts and inform program improvement. Learn from Head Start program leaders from AVANCE Houston and Southwest Human Development and gain strategies for approaching research partnerships of your own!
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Mental Health, Relationships, and Social Capital
May 6th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Health, Relationships, and Social Capital
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Asset Building for Families
May 27th, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT
Asset Building for Families
The sixth episode in the National Head Start Association's Two Generations Together Webinar Series, this webinar focused on strategies for helping families build assets and save toward goals that support family well-being in the short and long-term. Learn from Head Start program leaders from Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc. and Garrett County Community Action Committee and gain a national perspective on asset building work from the Corporation for Enterprise Development.
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Head Start Book Club
The NHSA Book Club is designed to facilitate rich discussions among Head Start staff across the country about books that are relevant to the issues involved in working with vulnerable children, families, and communities.
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Extended Duration in Head Start
Extended Duration in Head Start
"Extended Duration" refers to lengthening the hours of services that Head Start offers individual children and their families, with the goal of increasing children's learning and developmental outcomes by providing more hours of high-quality learning experiences. Longer hours also support families who are working or in school to pursue self-sufficiency while resting assured that their children are in safe and nurturing early learning environments.
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2016 Early Childhood Innovation Summit
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Accelerating Performance in Early Childhood Education
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2017 Winter Leadership Institute
January 23 - 26, 2017
IMPORTANT ADVISORYOur Institute schedule has changed so that Hill visits will now take place on TUESDAY JANUARY 24th and our schedule for the Tuesday has moved to Wednesday. This change was made after Congressional leadership announced on January 10th that they will now be out of session on the 25th.