Recently, President Obama released his 2014 budget proposal. This budget includes historic
investments across several early childhood programs including increased
investment in a comprehensive birth-to-five early education continuum built
upon child care, home visiting, Head Start, Early Head Start, and preschool –
all critical programs for children, especially the most vulnerable children.
From the National Women’s Law Center and CLASP:
The President's plan does
three incredibly important things: It expands voluntary home visiting programs
that support and educate parents, increases availability of high-quality child
care for infants and toddlers, and gives all children in low- and
moderate-income families access to high-quality prekindergarten programs. Click here to send a letter to President Obama
To show our thanks for this ambitious initiative, we need to gather as many letters as possible. After you send yours, please show your support one more way — by forwarding this email to any networks that you're a part of. If you are a parent or work with children, handwritten thank-you artwork would be a great addition! All notes and artwork must be received by NWLC (11 Dupont Circle, NW, #800, Washington, DC 20036) by May 2. If you have any questions, please email the National Women’s Law Center at info@nwlc.org.
Throughout the country, child care is hard to find, harder to afford, and too often, it is of questionable quality. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) wants to help. He is collecting signatures from members of the United States Senate on a letter to be sent to Appropriations Committee members urging an increase of nearly $1 billion in funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Urge our Senators today to sign onto the letter. The deadline for signing is COB, Today, Thursday, April 25.
Social
Services Block Grants Supplemental Funds Available
HHS
has released $474.5 million to help five states, including New York, recover
from Hurricane Sandy. All funds will be awarded no later than September
30, 2013 and must be used by September 30, 2015. New York State's
allocation is $235,434,600. To read more about ACF's efforts to help
people recover from Hurricane Sandy click here. For more information about SSBG, click here.
Stay
tuned for more updates.
Sincerely,
Jessica
Senior
Policy Associate
(518)
690-4217 ex. 32
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