Week 87 of 400 #15MinuteActions. Justice Action: In the US, call your representatives about the coming childcare crisis. 3.2 million children will lose their childcare on September 30th, when the additional federal support for COVID ends and 70,000 childcare centers close. Children are a big part of our ‘why’ in climate action: making a future they can thrive in is a big part of our motivation. Not everyone can afford hours of driving or thousands of dollars a month for childcare. That doesn’t mean these kids don’t deserve care in the present or a safe climate in the future. And we can’t ask their parents to work for the future when they are concentrating on surviving the present. https://tcf.org/content/report/child-care-cliff/
Child Care Cliff: 3.2 Million Children Likely to Lose Spots with End of Federal Funds

If you are having trouble accessing the interactive map on mobile, click here. In just over 100 days—on September 30, 2023—child care for millions of

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