Webinar: HBCC Emergency Fund

Woman reading a book to two young children, one on her lap and one sitting beside her, in a bright room.

On March 25, 2021, Home Grown and partners discussed findings and recommendations from our HBCC Emergency Fund.

After a YouTuber posted a video claiming that Minnesota child care centers receiving public funding were not providing services to children, the federal government froze child care funding for five majority-Democratic states.
Although we celebrate Provider Appreciation Day one day a year, the home-based child care providers who care for our children earn our gratitude and support every single day, every single moment of the year.
Hayley Village, a home-based child care provider in San Mateo County, California, shares her experience with unaffordable housing and what it means to have to relocate her family and her business.