Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Guadalupe Cuesta Director, National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Collaboration Office
The Migrant Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) program is one of the largest community based service providers in the nation, providing a wide range of services to more than 30,000 migrant and seasonal children, ages birth to compulsory school age, and their families each year. The MSHS program provides education and support services to low-income children of migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families.
Migrant and Seasonal Head Start in 38 States WA MT ND ME OR ID WY SD MN WI MI NY VT NH MA CT RI CA NV UT CO NE KS IA MO IL IN OH KY WV PA VA MD NJ DE AZ NM OK AR TN NC SC MS AL GA TX LA Unserved states FL Served states
Agency Types Program Types Migrant and Seasonal Head Start 56 Community Action Agency (CAA) GOVERNMENT AGENCY (Non-CAA) PRIVATE/PUBLIC FOR-PROFIT (e.g., for-profit hospitals) PRIVATE/PUBLIC NON-PROFIT (Non-CAA) (e.g., church or non-profit hospitals) 13 2 1 36 School System 4
MSHS Eligibility Criteria 1. Birth to compulsory school Age 2. Income below federal poverty guidelines 3. 51% of income from agriculture within the last 12 monthsfamilies must meet this requirement each year 4. The entire family must have moved within the last 24 months in search of agricultural work
Migrant & Seasonal Definition (Head Start Act, as amended 10/27/98) (A) with respect to services for migrant farmworkers, a Head Start program that serves families who are engaged in agricultural labor and who have changed their residence from one geographical location to another in the preceding two year period; and B) with respect to services for seasonal farmworkers, a Head Start program that serves families who are engaged primarily in seasonal agricultural labor and who have not changed their residence to another geographic location in the preceding two year period Agriculture Labor: row and tree crops, (some nursery and cannery work)
MSHS Funded Enrollment 31,309 Enrollment 30,0612 Children Age 3-5 15,204 Children Age 0-2 14,660 Family Child Care 1,887 Pregnant women 155
Health Insurance - Children Children with Health Insurance 91% Children without Health Insurance 9% Children enrolled in Medicaid and/or CHIP 88% Children enrolled in State funded Insurance.82% Children with Private Health Insurance 1.58% Children with other type of Health Insurance.34% Pregnant Women with Health Insurance 70% Pregnant Women without Health Insurance 30%
Medical/Dental Homes Migrant and Seasonal Children Continuous Accessible Health Care Migrant and Seasonal Children Continuous Accessible Dental Care 29,106 29,390 Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Children utilizing Migrant Health Center 10,209 34%
COLLABORATION with HRSA
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING HHS Health Resources and Service Administration Bureau Of Primary Health Care and HHS/ACF Office of Head Start Migrant Seasonal Head Start Program
Coordinate and Maximize Resources Recruitment of families 51% of MSHS return for every season 49% are new families in the area Parents as recruiters in the fields and in neighborhoods Staff door to door and in fields CHIP/ACA enrollment at MSHS parent events Application night, parent meetings, etc. Case/workload management Health education, continuity of services, and support for CHWs/FSWs Collaboration on Community Needs Assessments
Effective Partnerships Guide: Improving Oral Health for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Children and their Families
Effective Partnerships Guide: Improving Oral Health for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Children and their Families THREE KEY AREAS in which this guide will be extremely helpful are in establishing a solid business plan which incorporates the costs for oral health care services for MSHS children, planning ahead to provide ample time to address the details associated with the comprehensive provision of care (i.e. joint strategy for ongoing planning, service delivery and evaluation), and exploring opportunities to identify resources, acknowledge existing services
Assisting Families in finding a MSHS program and a Health Center http://bphc.hrsa.gov/technicalassistance/headstart/index.html
GRACIAS! Guadalupe Cuesta, Director National MSHS Collaboration Office gcuesta@fhi360.org