New Bill Aims to Make Child Care More Accessible for Law Enforcement Families

New bill aims to make child care more accessible for law enforcement families

NEW YORK, N.Y. — New York State Senator Kristen Gillibrand has introduced a bill with the goal of making it easier for law enforcement families to get child care. The “Providing Child Care for Police Officers Act,” would establish a grant program to create child care services for children of police officers that can accommodate […]

Gillibrand seeks childcare funding for law-enforcement families

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called Monday for the passage of a bill that would provide $24 million in federal funding for each of the next five years to establish a pilot child care services program for law enforcement families.

Providing Child Care for Police Officers Gains Support - Hudson Valley Press

By Jennifer L. Warren POUGHKEEPSIE – In a recently conducted study it was revealed that more than half of police officers had to leave their duties due to pressing child care needs. United States Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, relayed this alarming statistic Monday at the City of Poughkeepsie’s City Hall, inside the Council Chambers. This challenging reality-balancing work and home life- in law enforcement comes at an uncertain time when many New …

Searching for solutions to child care funding crisis, Rep. Jacobson visits Monroe provider to get an up-close look

For years — especially over the past five years — child care advocates have been blowing the whistle to alert the masses of a major funding shortfall — one which could be a major strain to the local economy.