John,

We face a crisis in child care and early education in the United States. The pandemic made this dire situation even more difficult, as families struggle to find and afford quality child care.

CHN is part of a national coalition effort to demand Congress finally act to make child care more affordable and to ensure child care workers are paid a fair wage of at least $15 an hour. CHN’s work has helped constituents send thousands of letters to Senators and Representatives. Help us keep the pressure on!

Donate $5 to CHN today to power our effort to demand Congress act to make child care and early education accessible and affordable for all families, and to ensure child care workers are paid a fair wage.

In many parts of the country, families pay more than $10,000 a year per child for child care. That’s 16% of the median household income, but far more for many families. In fact, nearly half of U.S. families indicate they can only afford less than $200 a week for child care.

President Biden’s American Families Plan aims to invest in child care, sending $225 billion over 10 years to federally supported child care providers and capping child care costs at 7 percent of a family’s earnings for millions of working families. Biden’s proposal would also provide $200 billion for voluntary free pre-school programs for 3- and 4-year-olds, and continue expanded tax credits to make child care more affordable for families.

In order to pass President Biden’s proposals, we need to demand that Congress acts now. Donate to CHN today to demand Congress end the crisis in child care and early education!

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Thank you for all you do to fight for families, marginalized people and communities.

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs