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Katie Johnston
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Reporter, The Boston Globe
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With need soaring, child-care vouchers remain frozen for more than a year and counting - The Boston Globe
By Katie Johnston Verified| The Boston Globe Verified It’s been almost two years since Hannah Tower applied for a child-care subsidy for her youngest son, Cooper, now almost 3. Tower, a single mother in Dudley, had just finished training to become a certified phlebotomist and EKG tech, and was ready to find a job. But vouchers for families like hers, who qualify based on their income, have been frozen for a year. And without this financial assistance, Tower can’t send Cooper to day care, which means that Tower, 34, can’t work.
By Katie Johnston Verified| The Boston Globe Verified Tariffs are expected to increase prices on just about everything — from food and clothing to cars and housing — and these rising costs will have a disproportionate impact on low-income residents. So far, all the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration this year, including those announced last week, are expected to cost the average household $3,800 a year, according to Yale University. And the poorest families? It’s about $1,700 a year.
With need soaring, child-care vouchers remain frozen for more than a year and counting - The Boston Globe
By Katie Johnston Verified| The Boston Globe Verified It’s been almost two years since Hannah Tower applied for a child-care subsidy for her youngest son, Cooper, now almost 3. Tower, a single mother in Dudley, had just finished training to become a certified phlebotomist and EKG tech, and was ready to find a job. But vouchers for families like hers, who qualify based on their income, have been frozen for a year. And without this financial assistance, Tower can’t send Cooper to day care, which means that Tower, 34, can’t work.
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