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YWCA Kalamazoo urges county support for child-care relief, warns funding cuts risk provider retention
Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole · November 6, 2025
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Summary
DJ Perry of YWCA Kalamazoo described affordability, staff retention, licensing barriers and paused federal funding as drivers of a local child-care crisis and asked the county to collaborate on local solutions.
DJ Perry, public policy manager for maternal and child health at YWCA Kalamazoo, used the public-comment slot on Nov. 5 to urge county collaboration on child-care challenges affecting local families and providers.
Perry said YWCA Kalamazoo served more than 140 families and 180 children in 2024 and…
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