Needy Colorado Families to Be Impacted by Trump Administration Withholding of Funds

Needy Colorado families to be impacted by Trump administration withholding of funds

The Trump administration has informed Colorado that it will be withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children, citing fraud concerns.

Colorado child care centers, counties scramble as feds say they are freezing funds for poorest families

State officials received notice Tuesday night that the feds were freezing funding for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and other programs

Potential impacts on Colorado parents, child care providers from Trump administration funding freeze

As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) makes plans to freeze $10 billion dollars in child care funding, Colorado child care providers and the families they serve are preparing for the potential fallout.The Trump Administration plans to freeze over $7 billion alone for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) provides child care assistance to low-income families enrolled…