The pandemic forced thousands of mothers out of the workforce. Giving counties the option of extending subsidies to families making up to 85% of SMI will bring working moms back to work. Please pass S.6706-B/A.7582-A. Sen. Stewart-Cousins Jabari Brisport

S.6706-B (Jabari Brisport)/ A.7582-A (Andrew Hevesi) will give counties the flexibility to use federal funds to provide subsidies to struggling NY families. Sen. Stewart-Cousins @CarlHeastie: NY must pass this law NOW and #transformNYchildcare!

.@Capitaltonight spoke with Brittany Buffum and Pete Nabozny about New York’s child care crisis: Could the sector be turning a corner? nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-polit…

“Our economic recovery requires robust investments in #childcare, and child care workers. We can’t ask parents to bear all the burden, and we can’t ask workers to face rock bottom wages.” politicsofpoverty.oxfamamerica.org/consider-the-w…

Will NY see universal child care in the future? It’s the stated goal of the Child Care Availability Task Force co-chaired by then LG Hochul. Here’s more from ⁦Schuyler Center⁩ ⁦The Children's Agenda⁩ ⁦Brittany Buffum⁩ ⁦NYS OCFS⁩ spectrumlocalnews.com/state-of-polit…

We're all still waiting for business to take their seat at the table.

In 2020, overdose deaths in the U.S. increased by almost 30% & exceeded 93,000. I lost my brother to an overdose on November 9, 2020. Addiction ravaged his life & our family. An epidemic within a pandemic. We need to do better. cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr… via CDC

Join Empire State Campaign for Child Care & us for the 2022 Climate for Universal Child Care Roundtable happening NOW. facebook.com/EmpireStateCCC

Thank you to all of the panelists, advocates, parents & especially the child care providers for joining the press conference today. It is time to #transformNYchildcare! Empire State Campaign for Child Care

The The New Yorker gets it. #childcare

“We need to build opportunity ecosystems in all communities so that younger people can see the connections between school, work, and civic leadership, and personal fulfillment.” Dan Porterfield The Aspen Institute aspeninstitute.org/of-interest/ch… #talkopportunity

"According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the typical child-care center’s profit margin is only 1%." bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Today on the blog: Looking for solutions to high turnover in #childcare and #healthcare through projects with 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds and COFCCA - check out the link to read more! bit.ly/3GNoVjr

Since being forced out of the workforce due to #childcare issues, Laura Danger has found an audience on TikTok, where she's garnered more than 7 million likes by highlighting how women are being pushed into unpaid domestic labor. businessinsider.com/meet-mom-teach…

Today is the day! The NYUCCC will be advocating for #FacilitatedEnrollment in order to continue supporting NYS working families who make too much to qualify for low-income #childcare subsidies. It’s time to #SaveNYChildCare Kathy Hochul @CarlHeastie & Sen. Stewart-Cousins

When we invest in child care, we create healthy families, safer communities, & a strong New York. Follow along for Empire State Campaign for Child Care -2/9 @ 12pm to tell NYS leaders and Governor Kathy Hochul: we need accessible #childcare for ALL New York children.

We only get what we demand. Day of Action tomorrow at noon.

Today at noon! Join over 800 child care providers, parents, and advocates for today’s Day of Action. Child care can’t wait! NYS must make a $5B investment in a path to #NYSUniversalChildCare in this year’s budget. Empire State Campaign for Child Care

New York’s families can’t wait any longer! A $5B investment and a path to #NYSUniversalChildCare is necessary to make child care affordable for all of our families!

Next up we're joined by @ItisMichaelle, chair of NYS BPHA Legislative Caucus! "$5B and nothing less!" New York is facing a child care crisis and we need to fight for #NYSUniversalChildCare!