CT advocates want $70M for Care4Kids from emergency fund

CT advocates want $70M for Care4Kids from emergency fund

Advocates and child care providers say that they are in a crisis moment and are asking lawmakers to draw on an emergency fund created to address Trump administration cuts to programs like SNAP and Medicaid. The plea for support, in the form of Senate Bill 265, would move $70 million from the Federal Cuts Response Fund to the Office of Early Childhood to be spent on Care4Kids, a state program that helps low to moderate income families access chil…