TWM Fights for Expansion of Childcare Funding in Kent County
After publicly calling on Kent County to put expanded support of childcare on the upcoming November ballot, 120 Together West Michigan leaders, including multiple religious pastors, piled into a County Commissioners meeting to reinforce that call.
Parents, grandparents, clergy and supportive members of the community asked, "How are the children?" before demanding that Kent County allow voters to decide on a millage that would finance the expansion of childcare services for residents.
Advocates Call for Expanded Childcare Funding, WZZM 13 News
MOC Leaders Fight to Keep Subsidized Childcare Open in Fairfax, CA
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"Ross Valley residents and civic leaders testified this week in support of maintaining a children’s center for low-income families at Deer Park in Fairfax...
Gail Dorph of the Marin Organizing Committee said the value of supporting children extends to the whole community. “The world exists because of the breath of small children,” she said. “When we support children, we’re supporting the existence of the world.”
[Photo Credit: Alan Dep, Marin Independent Journal]
Ross Valley Residents Extol Value of Child Care Center, Marin Independent Journal [pdf]