In the next forty-eight hours, NC lawmakers will be finalizing the state budget. This should be an exciting time because NC just received $79 million in federal funding to expand access to childcare for working families. Unfortunately, we hear that instead of using those funds to serve more children, NC lawmakers are planning to take away $50 million in existing funds from NC Pre-K and then fill that hole with $50 million of these new federal dollars. If that happens, no additional working families will have access to childcare subsidy and thousands will remain on the waitlist.
We can’t let North Carolina’s children get left behind. Thousands of MomsRising members spoke up to get this funding in the first place. Now we must lift our voices right now to make sure it gets where it was supposed to go– to serving more NC children!
Budget decisions will be finalized in the next forty-eight hours. Lawmakers need to hear from you right now. Can you make a quick call urging your lawmakers to do the right thing and use the money as it was intended?
Your voice and your experiences are powerful. And the more of us together using our voices, and telling our stories, the louder and more effective our message becomes.
*Your representatives need to hear from you right now! Can you make a quick call? A call from you to your representative's office is a powerful reminder that you expect results!
We've made it super easy to give your lawmaker a call. Complete the form on the right, then we'll provide you with the phone numbers your need and a short sample script you can use.
(If no one answers the phone or it's after hours, then you can use the script to leave a message. Feel free to also personalize the message with your own reasons why this is important for our state. Making this call is easy and powerful--and just takes a minute!)
When we raise our voices together, we are powerful!