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MAYOR LONDON BREED, BOARD PRESIDENT NORMAN YEE, AND SUPERVISOR AHSHA SAFAÍ ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT FAMILY CHILD CARE EDUCATORS
With funding from Give2SF, the new grant program will provide economic relief to Family Child Care educators in high-need neighborhoods who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19
San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed, Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee, and Supervisor Ahsha Safaí today announced the creation of a new program to support Family Child Care (FCC) educators. FCCs provide child care for children ages 0 to 12 and are a vital resource for families, particularly in communities with a high need for early care and education but with limited child care resources. Like most small businesses in San Francisco, many child care providers are struggling financially due to COVID-19.
The Office of Early Care and Education (OECE) will use $1 million in funding from the Give2SF COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund to create a Family Child Care Emergency Operating Grant program. The program will provide up to 150 FCCs with funding they can use to cover operating expenses such as staff retention, rent or mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, and any other expenses related to typical program operations. The grant program will focus on supporting child care operators who are not eligible or do not have access to many of the funding resources available to other business sectors.
“Child care centers are the lifeblood of our economy,” said Supervisor Ahsha Safaí. “We cannot talk about reopening our City without making sure our child care providers have support to pay rent, cover their mortgage and pay employees during this time. I have talked to many family providers who are on the brink of closure. These funds will be a lifeline to make sure this important workforce survives and that San Francisco families have access to quality care.”
The grant funding will be managed through the Low Income Investment Fund’s Child Care Facilities Program, in partnership with OECE. OECE will assist FCC educators through the application process. Additional program details and application information will be available on OECE’s webpage: https://sfoece.org/
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