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COVID-19 NC Child Care Update

The State of North Carolina is urging all families who can keep their children at home, with a responsible adult, to do so. Emergency and first responders and essential workers needing referrals to child care programs that are open and operating for children ages birth to twelve should call the

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The CARES Act: An Overview and Loans Information

The bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—which became law on March 27—is the third stimulus package in a series of bills designed to mitigate the harm of our current economic and public health crisis. Child care providers—who are predominantly women, disproportionately women of color, and already underpaid—are

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Child Care Aware

Cash Options for Providers During Coronavirus Pandemic Child Care Aware of America published an overview of some of the federal responses to COVID-19. It provides specific guidance to providers and CCR&Rs about what they can do now and where they can go for help: Cash Options for Providers During Coronavirus

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CCSA COVID-19 Relief Fund Receives $100,000 contribution from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation

CCSA COVID-19 Relief Fund, a collaborative effort of CCSA and Smart Start, receives contribution from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation to support child care programs. Chapel Hill, N.C., April 15, 2020: The CCSA COVID-19 Relief Fund received a $100,000 contribution from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of

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