Dear Jessica,
Last week President Biden announced the framework of an agreement for the Build Back Better Plan, which includes a $400 billion investment in childcare. Through your advocacy, we have reached a major milestone on the way to securing unprecedented federal funding. Congress is now working to finalize the agreement and votes will take place in the coming weeks. See the policy section below for sample social media posts to help build support in Congress for this historic plan!
On October 20th, All Our Kin joined Senator Jabari Brisport and other elected officials to visit our very own Isaura Matos of Little Giants Group Family Day Care. Isaura spoke with Senator Brisport, Senator Jamaal Bailey, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie about how to fix New York State’s child care system so that it works for families and educators. Her message was powerful, emotional and deeply reflected the concerns of so many family child care providers. We're grateful that over 100 educators join the virtual listening session that evening.
You can see some pictures from the visit here and a short video here. We are excited to continue advocating at the state level for increased compensation, benefits, and professional development for family child care educators. If you have an interest in participating in future advocacy events, we'd love to work with you! Please email our New York Policy Director, Steven Morales at steven@allourkin.org.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
As always, we continue to send our love, friendship and support!
In Solidarity,
The All Our Kin Team
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