Testify at the Oregon Legislature’s Roadshow
State lawmakers on the Ways & Means Committee are going to be traveling across the state to hear from YOU about what you think they should prioritize as they finalize the state budget. This is our best chance to talk directly to the lawmakers responsible for crafting Oregon’s two-year budget!
Please fill out the form below if you’d like to testify in person on why child care is important to you and your family.
If you can’t attend, but would like to share your story, click here to fill out a form to submit written testimony. When you use this testimony template, Family Forward staff will submit the statement on your behalf
We’ll be making sure it’s loud and clear that child care should be a top budget priority!
Family Forward’s Funding Priorities Include:
- $250M additional budget allocation to the Department of Early Learning and Care would pay for the 4,000 families approved for ERDC but not yet connected to a child care provider and it would eliminate the waitlist that has grown to 9,700 families.
- $14M for HB 2452 to fund Child Care Resource and Referral Directors to provide referral services to connect families looking for care to child care providers
- $16M for HB 3008 to continue the $500 recognition bonus payments directly to child care providers and directly invest in child care workforce apprenticeship programs
Presentar un testimonio en el Roadshow de Oregon Legislature
Los legisladores del estado estarán viajando por todo el estado para escuchar de ustedes lo que creen que deberían priorizar al finalizar el presupuesto estatal.
Nos aseguraremos de que sea claro y fuerte que el cuidado infantil debe ser una prioridad presupuestaria principal. ¡Por favor únase a nosotros si le gustaría compartir por qué el cuidado infantil es importante para usted y su familia, complete este formulario hoy!