Op-ed: Essential workers need child care support
ESSENTIAL WORKERS are taking care of our state and of our nation: healthcare workers, grocery clerks, bank tellers, first responders, domestic workers, restaurant [...]
Are you struggling to balance child care and work during the pandemic?
Know Your Rights: You may be eligible for unemployment benefits due to a new policy issued by the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) With many public schools shifting fully online and [...]
Child Care Crisis: Hope for Mass. Parents During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Care That Works unites families and providers to help working families access affordable, reliable child care services BOSTON — A pilot program providing working-class families with [...]
Grandmothers providing child care must get state support
Betty McGuireI’m a Dorchester grandma. I’m still helping take care of my grandkids. And this year for Grandparents’ Day (Sept. 13), I want Governor Baker and state legislators to support [...]
Care That Works Storytelling Series: Christina Morris’ Story
One can imagine Christina Morris’ home to be filled with energy and laughter. Her four young kids pack the house she and her partner, both union carpenters, bought a few years ago, in the Hyde [...]
Care That Works Storytelling Series: Orlena McQueen’s Story
Orlena McQueen has been in the Dorchester area for about forty years; its kind people, vibrant businesses, and churches occupy a special place in her heart. But it was through her role as a [...]
Care That Works Storytelling Series: Anne Osula’s Story
The children were thrilled to see her every morning, right at 7:30am, calling as they came in: “Hi, Ms. Anne!” They would laugh together, dance and beat drums together, and grow and sample [...]
Report: Six Proposals For Child Care Equity and a Just Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, June 26, 2020 Contact on behalf of Care That Works Coalition:Vishakha Mathur, 617-485-7709, Vishakha@617MediaGroup.com Investment & Equity needed for child care [...]
Parents, Day Care Providers Concerned About Reopening Guidelines
BOSTON — The announcement June 1 that day care centers can resume operation in phase two of the Massachusetts reopening was a relief to some families that have been struggling to balance child [...]