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The Heinz Endowments awards $4.4 million to child care programs
Pittsburgh’s child care programs, which were hard hit by shutdowns during the pandemic, are getting a $4.4 million boost from The Heinz Endowments.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how essential child care is to working families and employers, in addition to highlighting the fragility of the child care system,” said Dr. Philip Sirinides, director of Penn State Harrisburg’s Institute of State and Regional Affairs, which studied the issue. “Without assistance, the impacts of COVID-19 will continue to be felt for months or possibly years as child care providers try to reopen, rebuild and traverse their new normal.”