💥Keep Trump’s Hands Off Head Start
Trump wants to gut Head Start protections for children and families. Tell his administration: Hands off Head Start. Protect our kids and communities.
Special Shout Out
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to attend the March on Washington, either in person or virtually.
I have sent the bus requests to the lead organizers and will continue following up with them. I have also processed shirt orders as quickly as they came in.
Thank you for supporting our efforts and helping us spread the word. The American people and all who call America home are showing up, speaking out, and building power to ensure everyone in our communities is treated with dignity and respect and has the opportunity to vote, participate, and thrive.
Stop Trump From Dismantling Head Start
Friends, Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress are coming for Head Start. We cannot let them get away with it.
For more than 60 years, Head Start has helped children from low-income families enter school with more opportunity, while connecting families with education, health screenings, nutrition, and support. Today, Head Start centers serve roughly 700,000 children across America. (AP News)
Now the Trump administration wants to tear apart the federal standards that help make Head Start Head Start.
Take Action» Submit a public comment: Stop the Trump administration from dismantling Head Start
The administration’s own Federal Register proposal admits that the existing standards are “the foundation on which programs design and deliver services” for children from low-income families. And then, incredibly, it proposes to “rescind and replace” those standards. (Federal Register)
The proposal would eliminate or loosen requirements governing class sizes, staff-to-child ratios, health and developmental screenings, family engagement, lead-exposure protections and more. The Associated Press reports that the administration wants to erase roughly 1,400 regulations and rely much more heavily on state licensing standards instead. (AP News)
Former Head Start director Khari Garvin said: “This version of Head Start is a shell of the program.” (AP News)
And this attack did not begin today.
In 2025, the Trump administration delayed hundreds of millions of dollars in Head Start funding. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office concluded plainly: “We conclude that HHS violated the ICA [Impoundment Control Act of 1974.]” GAO found that HHS disbursed more than $825 million less during part of 2025 than during the comparable period in 2024. (GAO)
Enough.
Children are not a line item to slash. Teachers are not “bureaucracy.” Health screenings are not red tape. Helping families escape poverty is not government waste-it’s an investment in our communities.
Head Start is an investment in our children, families, communities, and our future.
The Dream Is Unfinished. We Rise to Finish the Work.
The dream is unfinished. We rise to carry it forward. **MARCH ON WASHINGTON UPDATES**
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The people working to weaken our democracy are counting on us becoming exhausted, distracted, divided, or convinced that showing up does not matter.
We are going to prove them wrong.
This is our country. These are our communities. This is our democracy.
The dream is unfinished.
We rise to finish the work.
Together, we can defend our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy, hold leaders accountable to the people’s will, and inspire voters to make a meaningful difference.
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Leader, People Power United
Power belongs to the people. When we stay informed, connected, and organized, we make it much harder for those in power to ignore us.
Trump seems determined to shut down or weaken everything that supports ordinary people from programs that help children and families to the voices that challenge his policies. A strong society isn’t built by silencing people or cutting support.it’s built on freedom, accountability,and protecting everyone’s rights.
My children, now in their 40's were both, thankfully, accepted into Head Start. Because of the low student-teacher ratio and parental involvement, they were in accelerated classes and have gone on to successful careers. This program is important to anyone whose children and parents need support. Parents and children are the guiding lights of Head Start.