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Advocates Call on White House to Prioritize Child Care in Negotiations for COVID-19 Recovery Package
A group of national child care advocacy organizations and provider groups have written to the White House urging those at the negotiating table to prioritize financial relief for the child …
FFYF Joins Letter to White House American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
As this Board continues its efforts to promote education and training, and to better support the American workforce, we write to ask that the Advisory Board convene a working group …

Lawmakers Seek to Save Child Care Industry through Dedicated Federal Relief
Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) and dozens of members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written a letter urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to provide additional …

Letter to Congress Requesting Dedicated Relief for Child Care in COVID-19 Recovery Package
This week, FFYF and a group of the nation’s leading early childhood, business, and community advocacy organizations wrote to Congress urging lawmakers to include dedicated relief for child care in …

FFYF & National Organizations Call for Additional COVID-19 Relief for Child Care Industry
April 8, 2020 The Honorable Nancy PelosiU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnellU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthyU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable …
FFYF Comments on Evidence-Based Solutions to Address Poor Maternal Outcomes
FFYF Joins Home Visiting Coalition in Letter to Senate
Last week, FFYF joined with the Home Visiting Coalition Steering Committee to respond to a request for information from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Wyden on evidence-based …

Urgent Request to Congress for Child Care Sector in COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package
3/19/20 UPDATE: FFYF worked with our partners to assemble important data and information as further evidence for the need for substantial funding from the federal government for the child care …