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Parents seeking child care struggle with access, costs
JOSHUA BYERS, The (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat
June 26, 2021
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP)
As Megan Garman’s due date approached, she began making calls to several child care centers in the Johnstown area to get her daughter enrolled, but found herself signing up for waiting list after waiting list.
“It’s very, very stressful,” she said.
Garman began her search more than one year ago and is still waiting for a slot to open up. Thankfully, she said, a family member was able to fill in, but the working mother knows that’s not a permanent solution.
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Cambria County Drug & Alcohol Program has partnered with The Learning Lamp to coordinate two free RAMP (Responsible Alcohol Management Program) server/seller training sessions.
More than 30 of Somerset Countyâs nonprofits â first responders, libraries and support providers, among them â received a share of $490,000 in support from the county Tuesday.
The list included groups that have been busy supporting people in need during the difficult COVID-19 pandemic â including the Next Step Center shelter, The Childrenâs Aid Home Programs and Somerset Countyâs food pantries, which each received $50,000 or more in reimbursements for their virus-related expenses, the commissioners board and Community Foundation for the Alleghenies announced.
âThese are organizations that truly (direct) their dollars to where they are needed the most,â President Commissioner Gerald Walker said. âWe hope these grants will help the organizations who have been impacted by the crisis and support them in the important role they play for those who live in Somerset County.â