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Lawrence City Council approves $170,000 transfer to extend childcare voucher program
Summary
Councilors approved a $170,000 appropriation transfer to continue the city's childcare voucher program; staff said the funds would fund services through March and the program acts as a bridge while families await state vouchers.
Lawrence City Council on Feb. 4 approved an appropriation transfer of $170,000 to extend the city's childcare voucher program, a staff member told the council. The budget-and-finance committee sent the item to the full council with a favorable recommendation, and members approved it by voice vote.
The childcare voucher program was established during the COVID-19 pandemic to address urgent child-care needs and functions as a bridge for families who need care immediately while they wait for state voucher enrollment, Maria Muller, the city's childcare program lead, told the council. "This program was first developed to meet some of the urgent…
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