Provider & Family Field Forums
Building a Stronger Child Care System through the American Rescue Plan: Virtual Forums
The Start Strong PA campaign hosted 12 provider and family virtual field forums focusing on building a stronger child care system through the American Rescue Plan.
During the forums the campaign gathered feedback critical to informing the recommendations we make to the Wolf Administration for how the American Rescue Plan funds should be spent. Listen to forum recordings below.
Capital Area
Cumberland, Dauphin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, and Union Counties
Co-host PACCA
Erie/Northwest PA
Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Elk, Erie, Jefferson, McKean, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties
Co-host PennAEYC
Erie/Northwest PA Forum Recording
Passcode: 1+nxi0.Z
Lehigh Valley/NE PA
Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties
Co-host PennAEYC
Lehigh Valley/Northeast PA Forum Recording
Passcode: 6l3QR#.f
Southwest PA
Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties
Co-host Trying Together
Southwest PA Forum Recording
Central/North Central PA
Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Potter, Sullivan and Tioga Counties
Co-host PennAEYC
Central/North Central PA Forum Recording
Passcode: 6l3QR#.f
Local Chamber Letter June 2024 (press release)