Bills Active in Congress Right Now! By John Surr The First Five Years Fund tells us that these Bills are active in Congress right now. Your help to get them passed, through contacting your Congressperson, will be very helpful. Thanks. 🕗 A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Reps. Ashley […]
Action Alert — February 2026
A Congressional decision must be made in January about the funding of the Federal Government, including all that it does for child care.
Action Alerts — January 2026
Contact your Congress reps and Senators about Head Start and the Child Care and Development Block Grant and KOSA
Stop Escalation Toward War with Venezuela
Stop Escalation Toward War with Venezuela, adapted from Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns, gives a synopsis of the War Powers Resolution
Action Alert — December 2025
Fund Head Start and CCDBG The First Five Years Fund tells us this: Congress is back in session, and lawmakers have until January 30th to pass legislation to fund the government through 2026. The stakes are high for families with young children. Federal programs like Head Start and the Child […]
Action Alert — November 2025
Tell Senators and Representatives to end the shut down and prevent children and families from losing Child Care Funding and Head Start.
Action Alert — October 2025
Congress Still Needs to Hear from You About Child Care Financing — when the government reopens this needs to be a FY26 priority
Action Alert — September 2025
Contact your Senators and Representatives to urge them to protect funding for early childhood programs and Head Start.