Mayor Lee to announce expansion of quality child care services for homeless families in San Francisco.
Date:
Friday, May 12, 2017 - 11:00am
Location:
Civic Center Plaza
Temporary Play Exhibit (directly across from City Hall)
Today, Mayor Lee will announce a $2.1MM expansion of the ACCESS child care program in the 2017-2018 budget proposal. Created in 2005, ACCESS provides families experiencing homelessness with high quality child care. There are currently 140 children under the age of five on the waitlist and with this investment by Mayor Lee the waitlist will be cleared.
11:00 a.m. start; press arrive by 10:45 a.m. to allow time for set-up.
Mayor Ed Lee
September Jerrett, Executive Director, San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education
Erica Kisch, Executive Director, Compass Family Services
Family currently enrolled in ACCESS programÂ