02/24/2023
Dear Staff and Immanuel Parents
As some of you may be aware, we have been receiving grant funds that have enabled us to cover staffing costs, purchase snacks, materials, and classroom furniture, and procure janitorial service. These funds were provided to benefit children enrolled in the CDC and extended care at ILS. Currently all grants are slated to cease at the end of May, 2023. Our state legislators are voting as early as next week on whether or not to extend these payments until the end of the fiscal year. There is the potential that if a vote is not decided, that grant funds may not be paid out in the month of March, and all programs in our state have relied heavily on these funds in order to provide quality programs. On behalf of all childcare facilities in our state who rely on these funds, we are asking staff and parents of children enrolled in Immanuel to please contact their legislators and ask them to vote favorably on extending the grant funds through the end of the fiscal year. The attached flier explains who to contact about this important issue.
We appreciate your ongoing support in this matter.
Sincerely,
Immanuel CDC and Extended Care Staff and Students