MAKE SOME NOISE: Tell our Congressional delegation to support funding for child care

On March 11, 2021, Congress passed the AMERICA RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA), which allotted $24 billion specifically for childcare providers. The childcare funding provision of ARPA ended on September 30, 2023, causing a steep drop off in federal child care funding.

The Century Foundation, a think tank based in New York, predicts that five states will suffer the most from the loss of federal child care funding — Arkansas, Montana, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia. Without intervention, 23,231 children in our state are expected to lose  their child care as a result of the loss of federal funding

On September 13, 2023, U.S. Senators Patty Murray, Bernie Sanders, Catherine Clark and Rosa de Laura, along with 33 additional colleagues introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act  to extend the federal child care stabilization funding. Additionally, 78 members of the US House of Representatives signed the bill.

To date, West Virginia Senators and Representatives have failed to join with the other members of Congress. 

MAKE SOME NOISE! Tell our Congressional delegation to SUPPORT the Child Care Stabilization Act (S. 2777 and H.R. 5433).