1. The CDC released a new Toolkit for Pregnant People and New Parents, Resources and tools to help you educate pregnant people, breastfeeding people, and new parents caring for infants to protect their health, updated January 28, 2021.
   
   
2. HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has prepared new poverty guidelines
   
   
3. NHSA Blog: Black History Month: A Reflection on Head Start History, a great read examining how deeply intertwined HeadStart’s history is with the Civil Rights Movement

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 NHSA to answer your questions. 

Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA