Greetings! This is Erica Phillips, the Chief Operating Officer at All Our Kin, letting you know that our entire team at AOK is thinking of you, and we’re here to support you in every way that we can. Thank you to all who have participated in our provider survey. We look forward to reading your responses as we prepare to reflect on our work and refresh programming to better support you. The survey is open to all family child care educators who have either received support from us, or would like to. If you haven’t already, we ask that you take a moment to complete it below in this week’s newsletter. Payments for the Child Tax Credit are coming your way, and will be distributed starting July 15th. There is no action required, however, if you did not file last year's taxes, we encourage you to apply today. We want to ensure that all eligible families sign up for this benefit. On behalf of the All Our Kin team, we extend our love, support and well wishes to following staff members as they journey onward: Monica Edgerton - New Haven & Bridgeport Outdoor Education Coach Natalie Viera - Policy Advisor Ariana Shapiro - Technical Assistance Business Mentor Coach We are thankful for their many contributions and look forward to cheering them on in their newest adventures! We also want to extend a warm welcome to the newest members to the All Our Kin team: Wende Gozan Brown - Communications Director Jennifer Lee Drake - Technical Assistance Network Strategist Kate McNabey - Strategy Fellow Jahnna Rymer - Operations & Strategy Specialist Becca Smith - Technical Assistance Policy Advisor We're extremely excited for the future of this organization, and for the leaders that will help impact and shape the important work that we do. Please let us at All Our Kin know if there is any additional ways we can support you and thank you for everything you do! In solidarity, The All Our Kin Team

All Eyes On Child Care Now is the time to lift our collective voices on child care reform! Here are some ways you can take action and support the movement: Take Action Now! Today is Care Can’t Wait Day of Action, which kicks off with a Care is Essential march and rally in Washington, D.C. Even if you can’t make the hike to our nation’s capital, you can make your voice heard! Join the national conversation on social media using the hashtags #carecantwait. Click here for social media graphics and copy. This week, PBS NewsHour will air a five-part series that examines the current state of the American child care system, its history, and the push for long-term reform in the post-Covid era. We encourage you to watch the series by streaming on the PBS NewsHour YouTube channel, or catch it on your local PBS Station. On July 7th, All Our Kin joined the Alliance for Early Success and more than 15 national organizations to co-host a timely and informative webinar that discussed the ways we can tell Congress to #solvechildcare. Watch the conversation here.

Legislative Proposals To Strengthen Child Care Federal policymakers are stepping forward with long-term solutions that can greatly reshape our child care sector. The Child Care Aware of America Organization highlights five legislative proposals that target ways to make care more affordable, accessible, and addresses some of the issues faced within the child care system today. READ MORE

Child Tax Credit The American Rescue Plan will provide the largest Child Tax Credit ever to America’s working families. Most families (with an income of less than $150,000 married and filing jointly) will automatically receive monthly payments without having to take any action. Non-tax-filer parents are eligible to receive the July 2021 Child Tax Credit payment. However, families that did not file taxes last year will need to use the Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool to apply for the benefits. Please feel free to share this information with your families. Learn more here.

New York Election Updates The Board of Elections has released unofficial results from the June 22nd primary elections! Eric Adams will be the Democratic candidate for Mayor and Curtis Sliwa will be the Republican candidate for Mayor! They will run in the November general election to decide the next Mayor. The Board of Elections also announced the unofficial results of the Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough President, and City Council Elections. To view the results, check your voter registration, or find more information about the election visit www.vote.nyc. This summer and fall, it will be important for the candidates for Mayor to hear from family child care providers about your needs and vision for our city! If you would like to participate in a conversation about child care policy with Steven, our NY Policy Director, and other FCC providers, fill out this form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZVGRHDB

Encuesta de Proveedores de AOK If you’re a family child care educator who has received support from us, or interested in working with AOK, we’d like to hear from you in our newest survey. The information you provide shapes the work that we do, and helps us to learn how we can better support you and your program. All participants will be automatically entered to win a $1,000 gift card. TAKE THE SURVEY

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