Child Care and Domestic Violence Letter

On behalf of 52 national, state, and local organizations that serve survivors of domestic violence, work to prevent child abuse and organizations concerned with children’s wellbeing, we write to urge you to expand access to child care in the upcoming economic recovery package and ensure it is available to families impacted by violence and abuse. While Congress has worked to improve the affordability and availability of child care, consideration for the unique needs of survivors of domestic violence has often been missing from those conversations. In addition, child care is critical to reducing child abuse and child fatalities experienced by children who may sometimes be left in an unsafe situation for lack of child