Sign and send a letter to Congress: Child care is a urgent economic priority

Friend, at the end of September, pandemic-era child care funding expired. As a [result](, tens of thousands of child care facilities could close—leaving millions of families without child care and thousands of workers without jobs. [Sign and send to Congress: Support families by making critical investments to child care.]( [SIGN AND SEND]( Child care is a critical part of infrastructure that allows everything else to work; without it, parents are locked out of the workforce, businesses struggle to find workers, and the economy stagnates. Even before the pandemic, families struggled to find high-quality, accessible, and affordable child care, especially families in rural communities, low-income families, and single parent households. Covid-related federal investments kept child care centers afloat and helped families find affordable care. If funding isn't reinstated, parents will be squeezed out of the workforce, disrupting the economy and our future. Senate and House Democrats have [introduced]( the Child Care Stabilization Act, which would provide $16 billion in mandatory federal funds each year over the next five years to continue funding child care. Urge Congress to prevent a devastating loss of child care supply. [Sign and send to Congress: Support families by making critical investments to child care.]( [SIGN AND SEND]( Keep fighting, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Daily Kos needs you now more than ever We are falling behind our projections for two of our three major revenue streams: advertising and list building. This means that at this moment, we need to rely more and more on donations from the Daily Kos community to make ends meet. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Donate $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.