The pandemic has laid bare what all working families with children and their employers have long known: a sound, accessible quality child care system is critical to the health and economic stability of working families and the economy. Families with low pre-pandemic incomes, especially those led by women of color, have been disproportionately impacted as both providers and consumers of child care. For New York families, for women’s economic independence, and for the state’s economy: high quality, safe, affordable child care and afterschool care is more important than ever.

Join the fight with PowHerNY by sending a message to let your Senator and Assemblymember know we need a budget that provides New York’s child care sector the funds necessary to stabilize, rebuild, and serve all New York families that need care!

TAKE ACTION NOW: Complete the form below to send a letter urging your New York State representatives to fund childcare today!