A Massachusetts child tax credit would relieve families
“Families face tough times as child tax credit ends” (Page A1, Jan. 24) exposes the heartbreaking reality of working-class families with young kids. Families depend on multiple forms of [...]
WHEN IT TAKES A VILLAGE . . . AND A DAY CARE . . . AND A TAEKWONDO INSTRUCTOR TO RAISE A CHILD
Anyone who’s counted on a child-care provider in order to keep their own job knows just how essential — how fundamental — that labor is to a functioning, equitable society. Yet somehow, there’s [...]
Op-ed: Expand the Massachusetts Child Tax Credit for immediate child care relief
Families hit hard by the pandemic need child care relief. Trillions of dollars in social infrastructure spending may soon come down the pipeline for our state to start building a universal child [...]
Partnership Alert: Community Labor United Partners with Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health
We are excited to announce that Care That Works will be receiving $300,000 over the next three years from Community Labor United’s selection as a Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community [...]
Press Release: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Visits Child Care Home Amidst Calls for a Just Recovery
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Visits Child Care Home Amidst Calls for a Just Recovery Congresswoman and Care That Works Coalition call for a universal, equitable, and flexible child care [...]
Webinar: Accessing child care vouchers
Communities of color, working families, and low-income families across Massachusetts are facing the brunt of the high cost of child care in conjunction with the effects of the pandemic. Before [...]
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 [...]
