The Evidence is clear.

FAMILY ECONOMIC INSECURITY IMPACTS CHILDREN

Pre-pandemic (2019), 676,000 Pennsylvania children had parents that lacked secure employment.

23,756,000 is the number of US children living in single parent homes. In PA, there are 879,000 which is 35% of all our children.

two-generational benefit

Our services provide a true pathway out of poverty for single parents, allowing them to become financially self-sufficient.

All members of the family benefit from financial security.

While parents are working hard & gaining economic mobility, their children are provided exceptional trauma-informed care.

OUr service gives parents what they want & addresses historic inequities.

Shift-working parents want their children to be cared for in their own home.

“Currently, almost 5 million children (or about one-third of children) younger than age 6 living in families with working parents have parents who work before 7:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays or on weekends. Further, children of color, children in families with low incomes, and children in single-parent families are disproportionately likely to have parents working these hours.

Parents with low incomes and parents of color are disproportionately likely to work nontraditional-hour schedules. [Investing in child care during nontraditional hours] can help make current child care investments and services more accessible to these families and thus can help address some of the inequities in the child care system’s current structure.”