$2 million grant for childcare subsidies

$2 million grant for childcare subsidies.

ERIE COUNTY ISGETTING AN EXTRA 2MILLION DOLLARSFROM THE STATE TOEXPAND CHILDCARE INWESTERN NEW YORK.THIS MEANS MOREPEOPLE WILL BE ABLETO RECEIVE FINANCIALAID.AS 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERHANNAH BUEHLERTELLS US -- THIS IS ANIMPORTANT FIRSTSTEP IN THE FIGHTFOR AFFORDABLECHILD CARE... BUTMORE WORK STILLNEEDS TO BE DONE.TRT:1:54OUT: MMMMHMMMMWE SHOULD NOT HAVEFAMILIES MAKINGTHESE DIFFICULTCHOICESERIE COUNTYLEGISLATOR LISACHIMERA SAYS ONE OFTHOSE DIFFICULTCHOICES ISAFFORDINGCHILDCARE ----A FAMILY OF FOURTHAT MAKES 51-THOUSAND DOLLARSOR LESS OR A FAMILYOF TWO MAKING 33THOUSAND OR LESSQUALIFIES FORDAYCARE SUBSIDIESAND HELP IN ERIECOUNTY----AND AS OFTODAY----MOREPEOPLE BELOW THEPOVERTY LINE WILLALSO BE ABLE TOAPPLY FOR THISASSISTANCE---WITH ANADDITIONAL TWOMILLION DOLLARS INSTATE MONEY TOEXPAND THESESERVICES....I THINK THAT MAKES ADIFFERENCE AND ANIMPACT BUT WE NEEDTO DO MOREBUT CHIMERASAYS---THAT'S JUSTTHE TIP OF THEICEBURG---CHIPPING AWAY AT ABIGGER PROBLEMTHAT EXISTS----WE SHOULD BEPROVIDING ADDITIONALFUNDING FOR FAMILIESWHEN WE LOOK ATOTHER COUNTIES WEARE RECEIVINGMILLIONS LESSHOME DAY CAREPROVIDER DIANEABRAM SAYS 99PERCENT OF HERCLIENTELE RELIES ONSUBSIDIES---SHE SAYS THEASSISTANCE DOESN'TMEAN A FREE RIDE---THE COUNTYASSESSES HOW MUCHEACH FAMILY CANAFFORDI HAVE SOME PEOPLEWHO MAY ONLY PAY 1DOLLAR A WEEK OTHERPARENTS ARE PAYING30 DOLLARS A WEEKAND SHE SAYS THEMORE YOU MAKE THEMORE YOU PAY---EVEN IF YOU'RERECEIVING HELPI HAVE A CLIENT WHO'SFEE WENT FROM 30DOLLARS LAST YEARTO 130 DOLLARSBECAUSE SHE GOT ASMALL RAISEABRAMS SAYS IT'S ADOUBLE EDGEDSWORDBECAUSE PROVIDERSLIKE HER---WHO ARESERVICING PEOPLEWHO NEED FINANCIALASSISTANCE FORDAYCARE AREN'TMAKING ENOUGHMONEY TO SUPPORTTHEIR BUSINESS.THE RATE I GET FROMSUBSIDIES IS 4.11 PERHOUR FOR ATODDLER......MMMHMMMMABRAM'S SAYS MANYAT-HOME DAY CARESHAVE HAD TO CLOSEBECAUSE THEY CAN'TAFFORD TO STAYOPENPREVIOUSLY---THEDAYCARE SUBSIDIESDID NOT PAY FORCARE WHILE A PARENTWAS AT SCHOOL ----BUT UNDER THISADDITIONAL 2 MILLIONDOLLARS THATCHANGES ANDINCLUDES CARE FORSCHOOL AND OTHERPROGRAMS"I TOLD LINDA CA