After hosting the Congressional briefing “COVID’s Childcare Crisis and Maternal Mental Health” last summer, and after hearing that mothers like you were in continued distress — with an interest in but no time to search for creative and safe child-care solutions, like “pods” — we knew that child care was an issue that now more than ever we needed to track.
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Last week, the House of Representatives passed the latest COVID relief package which provides the following critical supports for moms and families, including:
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Last month, the Biden Administration released a $1.9 trillion proposal to support Americans and the economy entitled, “American Rescue Plan”. The proposal is a welcomed sign of hope for the millions of mothers across the nation who have found their physical, psychological, and financial well-being hanging in the balance. There is no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has put a disproportionate amount of strain on mothers. The pandemic has highlighted for the nation what many mothers already knew—women in the United States bear the brunt of balancing work and family obligations. Research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that mothers working full-time spend 50% more time each day caring for children versus full-time working fathers. Mothers need support and the American Rescue Plan includes several provisions to assist mothers and their children during this unprecedented time in our nation’s history.
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