Colorado’s childcare industry will receive a much-needed $140,000 injection to address the state’s childcare affordability crisis.
The recently-announced Child Care Access Alliance will distribute the funding across seven local chambers of commerce. The grants will be used to assess the local challenges and impacts of unaccessible childcare and identify potential solutions.
The Child Care Access Alliance is a partnership between the Colorado Chamber Foundation, Gary Community Ventures and Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC). The cost of childcare is a significant financial burden for families across Colorado, who, in the state’s most populous counties, spend an average of 20% of their income on childcare.
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