GUEST POST: Childcare Subsidy Program In Jeopardy
Guest Post:
Time has almost run out. In less than two weeks the city council will
vote on Mayor Fenty’s proposed budget for 2011. If changes aren’t
made before then the subsidized child-care program, which has been
under-funded for years, will be cut even further. As a result
child-care centers, which are also local businesses owned and staffed
mostly by women, will close. Study after study has shown that
children enrolled in quality child care programs are better prepared
for school, more likely to graduate from high school, stay out of jail
and go to college. Subsidized childcare for low-wage and/or
low-income parents pays for itself. Ward 5 Councilman Harry Thomas
Jr. is trying to convince his colleagues on the Council to restore
funding to the subsidized childcare program, but he will not succeed
without our help. Tell your councilperson that childcare matters to
you and your community. Get involved with empower DC’s Child Care for
All Campaign and join the fight. Call Ben at (202) 234-9119.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JClZdYuTZNE
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Time has almost run out. In less than two weeks the city council will
vote on Mayor Fenty’s proposed budget for 2011. If changes aren’t
made before then the subsidized child-care program, which has been
under-funded for years, will be cut even further. As a result
child-care centers, which are also local businesses owned and staffed
mostly by women, will close. Study after study has shown that
children enrolled in quality child care programs are better prepared
for school, more likely to graduate from high school, stay out of jail
and go to college. Subsidized childcare for low-wage and/or
low-income parents pays for itself. Ward 5 Councilman Harry Thomas
Jr. is trying to convince his colleagues on the Council to restore
funding to the subsidized childcare program, but he will not succeed
without our help. Tell your councilperson that childcare matters to
you and your community. Get involved with empower DC’s Child Care for
All Campaign and join the fight. Call Ben at (202) 234-9119.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JClZdYuTZNE
To contact The Advoc8te to submit an article or to inquire about advertising options send an email to congressheightsontherise@gmail.com.