1. ACTION ALERT! Florida has not opted to participate in the Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program. Unless administration leadership acts now, Florida is poised to leave $820 million in federal pandemic food assistance from Summer P-EBT for over 2 million hungry children on the table. 
   
   The Florida Policy Institute has drafted a letter  urging Governor DeSantis and Secretary Harris (DCF) to elect to receive Summer P-EBT as soon as possible. Click here to view the letter. If your organization would like TO JOIN THE LETTER, FILL OUT THIS FORM by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 27, 2021. 
   
   
2. ECLKC Resource: Research on the Go, check out this podcast series exploring some of the latest research in the field of child development, its implications, and practical applications. Listen as experts discuss how research findings can be translated into everyday activities that support infants and toddlers. 
   
   
3. Brown University-Annenberg Study Shows Acelero Learning Head Start Children Made Significant Gains in 2020-21 Despite Pandemic, A recent study conducted by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, in collaboration with Acelero Learning, found that Head Start infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in Acelero programs made significant gains during the 2020-2021 school year despite the pandemic. CISION PR Newswire, SOURCE Acelero LearningAugust 23, 2021

Please visit our COVID-19 Resource page, which is updated regularly, and the FHSA events list for more information. If there is something else you need guidance on, let us know - we will continue to work with state agencies and partners to answer your questions. 

Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA