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In my home state of Washington, a woman named Janelle is a single mom living in southeast Seattle. Janelle was looking for opportunities to better support her family.
But before she could go back to school or participate in a job training program to advance her career, she first needed to find affordable child care for two of her children.
Thankfully, with assistance from Child Care and Development Block Grants, she was able to get subsidies to help cover the cost.
Janelle now works part-time and is attending school to become a surgical tech.
That federal grant program expands opportunities to parents like Janelle, and many more families across the country, by helping with the cost of child care.
And that’s why today, I’m calling on all of my colleagues to support the Child Care and Development Block Grant reauthorization.