Help families get to work and get ahead: Raise Iowa's CCA income eligibility level

Transcript

00:03

I'm Sofia

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This is Maya

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My mom

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Working

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At school

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Child care

00:25

Child care is expensive

00:30

Child Care Assistance

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CCA is important for working Iowa families

00:46

An exciting thing ...

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A raise!

00:51

Before, she would have lost all her child care help

00:55

Cliff effect

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Eligibility limit

01:08

Recent changes to our state's program

01:12

She got to accept the raise

01:13

And keep her assistance

01:23

Iowa increased the Child Care Assistance

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Exit eligibility level

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Only 1/2 the solution

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We need to increase the CCA

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Entrance eligibility level

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Eligibility limit for families first applying for CCA

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is really low

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145%

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of federal poverty level

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$32,000

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for a family of 3

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One of lowest entrance eligibility levels

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YOU ARE HERE

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in the country

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Same wages

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No help at all

02:12

Entrance eligibility limit 145% of poverty

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Families earning the same wages should qualify for the same assistance

02:25

Lawmakers should fix this

02:29

Help families afford child care

02:29

Families get ahead

02:32

Businesses find employees

02:36

Increase entrance eligibility level for CCA

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to at least

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185% of poverty

02:45

Let's help kids learn and grow

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Let's help parents get to work and get ahead