Dear Friend,
We’ve been reaching out on child care a lot recently – and YOU have been
responding by taking the critical actions needed to truly uplift our
families and save our economy by demanding comprehensive, affordable,
high-quality child care and Pre-K system! Because of you we have gotten
this far - thank you!
Now, I’m here again, coming to you as a parent, an advocate, a caregiver
(roles I most likely share in common with many of you), asking you to help
keep up the drumbeat on this critical issue that impacts us all.
THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Child care, and our families, are in danger of being
left out of the next economic package! Between now and tomorrow can you
double down on your commitment to push for child care by taking these 3
actions?
* [ [link removed] ]SIGN OUR PETITION telling Senators that they MUST include child
care and pre-k in the economic package! (When you click you'll
instantly sign if we have all the required information.)
* MAKE A QUICK PHONE CALL - Text “ChildcareNow” to 747464 and enter your
zip code, and you’ll be connected to your senator’s office! Tell them
it’s time to #SolveChildCare!
* TWEET - If you’re on Twitter, then use the links below to quickly and
easily tweet this message to each of your senators: "Congress cannot
leave families behind. It's time to #SolveChildCare. Child care and
Pre-K MUST be included in the reconciliation package!"
Right now, Congress is working on the economic reconciliation package,
which should include critical child care and Pre-K investments needed to
solve the ongoing child care crisis and lower costs for families, BUT
reports suggest that lawmakers are considering abandoning child care and
pursuing legislation without it!
We cannot let that happen.
Right now, nearly half a million families are estimated to be stranded
without reliable child care, exacerbating the nation's worker shortage as
parents continue to stay home. [1] The infuriating part of all of this is
that already, pre-pandemic, more than half of families lived in child care
deserts without safe, nurturing, affordable options to begin with. [2]
And, even though it seemed like the labor market has made positive gains
this past January, it turns out that 27 times more men than women joined
the labor force during this time, [ [link removed] ] child care being one of the primary
reasons behind this. Women and moms are still being hit hard. Too many of
us were tasked with carrying ALL the burden during the pandemic, and after
all this, we may still not get the relief and support we ACTUALLY need!
[3]TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress not to leave families behind: We need child
care! Add your name NOW! When you click, you’ll automatically sign on to
our letter that reads:
Moms, dads, and concerned people from around the country are urging you to
fight for us by ensuring that critical investments in comprehensive,
high-quality child care and Pre-K for families stay in the reconciliation
package!
The economic package currently being negotiated is the only viable
opportunity to secure the funding required to support a strong, stable
early learning system in America and lower costs for families at this
critical moment.
16,000 child care centers closed during the pandemic. A recent report
shows that nearly half a million families are estimated to be stranded
without reliable child care, exacerbating the nation's worker shortage as
parents continue to stay home.
Pre-pandemic, more than 1/2 of families already lived in child care
deserts without safe, nurturing, affordable options to begin with!
Also, though it seemed like the labor market made positive gains these
past few months, it turns out that 27 times more men than women joined the
labor force during this time, and the majority of women who did find
employment were first-time workers. That means moms are still struggling
to find the child care they need to work, which is exacerbating labor
shortages that are causing supply chain issues.
Ensuring that child care stays in the package increases parental choice
and supports a diversity of providers to expand their services by
providing the resources needed to respond to a market failure. These
policies will lower costs for families and will help take the edge off of
inflation by improving parents’ labor force participation and
productivity.
We have the resources to truly support our families, but we need the
political will to do the right thing. Child care and Pre-K must be
included in the reconciliation package!
Remember, to [ [link removed] ]sign, call (Text “ChildcareNow” to 747464 and enter your
zip code, and you’ll be connected to your senator’s office!) and/or tweet
to let your senators know that child care and Pre-K MUST be included in
the reconciliation package!
Your voices matter, our struggles matter and together we know we can make
the impact so many families need.
Thank you for continuing to take action for child care!
-Nadia, Nina, Lauren, Donna, Kristin, Nate and the whole MomsRising /
MamásConPoder team
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