Job/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

Here are my three National, Non-federal Organizations Serving the ECE Community:
(1). National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
(2). National Head Start Association (NHSA)
(3). Nemours

I chose the first organizations because poverty is a big issue world-wide and especially in the early childhood field. It is my hope and desire that poverty would decreased dramatically because I don't believe that it will ever end due to the fact that we take advantage of things such as clothes, food, shelter, water, and etc. My second choice was chosen because I am going to change my age group and focus on Head Start children for my Capstone Project because those years are very important and critical when it comes to play and hands on learning. The last organization was chosen because I had never heard of it before and it deals with "a children's health system devoted to treating and preventing illnesses from birth through adolescence while focusing on policy and practice changes that improve the environments where children live, learn and play" (http://www.eceobesityprevention.org/getting-started/national-organizations/).

I did not find no job opportunities on the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) websites, but I was interested in the Making Work Supports Work project because the "“Work support” benefits—such as earned income tax credits, child care subsidies, health insurance, and food stamps—can help families close the gap between low earnings and basic expenses, but work supports are means-tested, so families lose eligibility as they work and earn more and small increases in earnings can trigger sharp reductions in benefits, leaving families no better off—or even worse off—than before. In short, working more doesn't always pay" (http://nccp.org/topics/worksupports.html).

There were no job opportunities currently available, but there were NHSA Conferences and Training Opportunities that interest me such as the 2014 Fall Leadership Institute and the 31st Parent Conferences and Family Engagement Institutes. The Ongoing Training for the Spring 2014 Director's Webinar Series on Early Childhood Education interest me and it included many  on-demand webinars and our Innovations for Better Outcomes series. Also, the Ongoing Training for Basic Family Services and Basic Health Services Credentials Program in which "The National Head Start Association understands the importance of enlisting skilled family and health service professionals in providing comprehensive, high quality services to children and their families; therefore, NHSA offers two credentials that are specifically focused on these critical support services to families and The Basic Family Services and Basic Health Services Credentials Program is designed for Head Start family and health services providers to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and abilities in 12 competency areas and the Head Start Program Performance Standards" (http://www.nhsa.org/professional_development/credentials_program).

I could search jobs on the Nemours website, but the careers interest me such as the Therapy & Rehabilitation because I wanted to go to college for Sports Medicine and "they have access to a newly opened world-class Sports Medicine Center, offering expansive rehabilitative equipment and resources" (http://www.nemours.org/careers/locations/delaware/therapy.html).

References:
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). (2014). Work support. Retrieved from http://nccp.org/topics/worksupports.html

National Head Start Association (NHSA). (2014). NHSA conferences and training opportunities. Retrieved from http://www.nhsa.org/professional_development

Nemours. (2014). Therapy & Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.nemours.org/careers/locations/delaware/therapy.html