Support Inclusive Child Care and Universal PreK
YWCA joins LCCHR and urges Representatives to support the Build Back Better Act’s inclusion of Child Care and Universal Pre-Kindergarten along with the explicit federal nondiscrimination language accompanying the provisions.
Child Trauma and ACEs Policy Working Group's FY22 Appropriations Request
YWCA USA joined Child Trauma and ACEs Policy Working Group's letter asking Congress to support those who work with children and youth during the FY22 process, enabling a sustainable workforce environment and nurture the partnership of schools, communities, and families in order to meet the current needs of children and prevent the devastating consequences of unaddressed trauma.
Support Child Care Funding in the Recovery Package
YWCA USA joined this letter to offer our partnership and support to ensure that equitable economic recovery efforts include provisions that uplift a comprehensive child care and early education system.
Child Care and Early Learning FY22 Appropriations Requests to the Administration
YWCA USA joined this letter expressing our hope to see the President’s proposal for an additional $40 billion in child care relief funding enacted into law in the coming weeks, along with $1 billion for Head Start, providing the early learning sector with long-needed support and stabilization.
Make Child Care and Early Learning a National Priority
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter providing recommendations urging the Administration to make child care and early learning a national priority and propose the creation of a new national child care and early learning grassroots advisory body.
Denounce Racism, White Supremacy, and Police Violence
YWCA USA joined this letter calling on all child care and early learning advocates to denounce racism, white supremacy, and police violence; we call upon each of us to do the vital individual and collective anti-racist work that is required as we advocate for a more just and equitable child care system that truly demonstrates that Black families, Black educators, Black children, and Black lives matter.
Increase Federal Funding for Child Care and Early Learning Programs FY2021
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to consider increasing funding for children and families as they decide allocations for the FY 2021 appropriations bills and determine specific program funding levels.