ECEC Applauds Passage of the American Rescue Plan
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WASHINGTON, March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Yesterday, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law. ARPA is a sweeping COVID-19 pandemic relief package providing over $42 billion in direct relief funds to the child care industry, including $24 billion to stand up a child care stabilization fund, $15 billion through the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program and $3.5 billion in mandatory funding through the Child Care Entitlement to the States. In addition to direct relief, the package also includes $1 billion for Head Start programs and robust one-year expansions of three critical tax relief programs the Child Tax Credit, the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, and Dependent Care FSAs.
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Goddard Systems, Inc. (GSI) announced today that President and CEO Dennis R. Maple has been elected to the International Franchise Association’s (IFA) board of directors. Maple is one of five new IFA board members, assuming their positions effective immediately.
Dennis Maple, President and CEO of Goddard Systems, Inc. (Photo: Business Wire)
“I am truly honored to join a board of such distinguished and successful franchise business leaders focused on further enabling IFA’s mission to protect, enhance and promote franchising,” said Maple. “Franchising is a unique and powerful business model. As we head into 2021 and continue to navigate the economic uncertainty fueled by the pandemic, the franchising industry remains an important job creator for local, national and global economies.”