CONGRESS NEEDS TO HEAR FROM
YOU BY OCTOBER 6, 2026
It’s death by 1,000 cuts. For 60 years, Head Start has provided high-quality child care and early education to infants, toddlers and preschoolers for our county’s neediest residents for free or very low cost. Now this administration is threatening to cut-up Head Start’s programs piece by piece. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which will cut out health, medical and dental screenings, services for disabled children, eliminate parent engagement and eliminate bilingual access. Worst of all, they want to increase child-to-teacher ratios (more students, less teachers) and decrease funding for overhead costs by 66%. Combined, they’re splintering Head Start’s high standards and destroying six decades of dedication to education. Will you help?
1. Click the yellow "Take Action for Head Start" button above and file a public comment objecting to the NPRM. (Please note: You do NOT need to upload a file)
2. Please call your Congressional Representatives and tell them "NO to the proposed changes in the NPRM for Head Start".
1. Senator Alex Padilla: (202) 224-3553 / (310) 231-4494
2. Senator Adam Schiff: (202) 224-3841 / (310) 914-7300
3. Congressman Salud Carbajal: (202) 225-3601 / (805)730-1710
3. Donate – It’s easy.
https://www.communifysb.org/donate
Call - Contact CommUnify and help save Head Start:
📧development@communifysb.org | ☎️ (805) 964-8857 ext. 3
