Second Annual Meeting and Child Care Convention

April 23 - 24, 2010 at the Salem AFSCME office

March 4th

Tell Congress to Provide Children and Working Families with the Support They Need!

Don't let child care fall by the wayside! On March 4, tell Senators and Representatives that child care resources are priorities in their hometowns. Tell them parents can't work without child care, and ealy care and learning programs are indispensable for youg children!

Call 1-888-460-0813 and tell members of congress to make federal child care resources a priority!

Use these talking points to guide your conversation:

I urge you to support increases of $1.6 billion for the child care and development block grant (CCDBG), $989 million for Head Start and $1 billion for child nutrition.

Child care is a basic need that helps families work and children prepare to learn

I also urge you to co-sponsor (house) H.R. 4402 / (senate) S.2749, the access to nutritious meals for young children act of 2009. This program provides resources for healthy meals and snacks to poor children in child care, and is similar to the school lunch and breakfast program for young children.