The clash between the American dream and the American reality has gotten dramatically worse for millennials seeking to have a career and family, a battle outlined in stark details in a new report by Child Care Aware® of America.
Millennials Face Unprecedented Challenges in Affording Child Care
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Continue ReadingPresident Trump Proposes Elimination of Programs That Support Child Care
President Trump submitted his FY 2018 budget request to Congress. As expected, the President maintained his commitment to reducing all non-defense, discretionary programs by a total of $54 billion. However, his proposal includes cutting all federal support for two programs that are vital to low-income and working class communities; the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs.
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Continue ReadingUPDATE: House withdraws ACA Repeal and Replace Legislation
UPDATED post: Last Friday afternoon, the House of Representatives withdrew a scheduled vote on H.R. 1628, the "American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017," after it was very clear that House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) did not have the votes for passage. This came after a late-night deal of adding a provision to H.R. 1628 that would have cut $15 billion in mandatory care, as required under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which would have impacted maternal and mental health coverage.
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Continue ReadingDear Ivanka: If you want to fix child care, don’t start with women like me
When I heard you utter the words “affordable, quality child care for all families” at the Republican convention last summer, I literally stood up and cheered in the middle of my living room. It’s one of the many, and arguably one of the most important, issues facing working families. These are the families that I care deeply about and have been fighting for over the last decade.
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Continue Reading7 Ways YOU Can Help Us Improve Child Care in 2017
Advocacy is one of the most important and most underutilized tools we have to influence child care policy in the political system. And we need to work on that – fast!
Topics: Business Operations for CCR&Rs, Policy & Advocacy
Continue ReadingCongressman Tom Price Confirmed as Next Secretary of Health and Human Services
Late last night, the Senate confirmed Georgia Congressman, Tom Price, as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on a 52-47 party-line vote. Secretary Price will now oversee critical programs that support children and families including the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Head Start. In addition, he will also be a key person in implementing the expected changes and/or possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act, of which he has been a fierce critic over the last several years.
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