"The freeze could have a major effect on the financial health of child day care centers across Silicon Valley, with the region already struggling with a dearth of providers. One provider who operates a day care center in East San Jose said 80% of her clients rely on these federal subsidies to put their children in her care - and a majority of her business operates with federal dollars."
""It's very scary," Lakisha Harris, owner of Brilliant Minds Daycare, told San José Spotlight. "That's why I have another job. That's what supports me right now." Harris said her December reimbursements should be hitting her bank account in the next week or two. But payments for January are uncertain, given the lack of clarity on how long the funding freeze will last."
"The feds are withholding $2.4 billion from the Child Care and Development Fund, which provides low-income families with child care subsidies, $869 million from the Social Services Block Grant, which supports social services, and more than $7 billion from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - also known as CalWORKs in California-which provides cash assistance. Together the total freeze is more than $10 billion in funding."
Federal authorities have frozen over $10 billion in funding across five Democratic-led states, withholding billions from child care subsidies, social services grants, and TANF/CalWORKs. The freeze includes $2.4 billion from the Child Care and Development Fund, $869 million from the Social Services Block Grant, and more than $7 billion from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. California accounts for roughly $5 billion of the frozen funds. Silicon Valley child care providers face major financial strain, with many relying on federal subsidies for most clients and facing uncertainty about January payments. Santa Clara County receives more than $63 million for CalWORKS support for 6,100 families.
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