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Current status of voucher enrollment and funding
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Council Member Restler questions Commissioner Dannhauser about the current status of voucher enrollment and funding. The discussion reveals that the city has already reached its funding limit but continues to enroll new families.
- City has hit its funding amount for childcare vouchers
- ACS continues to enroll new families despite reaching the funding limit
- City is putting itself at further financial risk to maintain the program
- ACS is working with the state to find a solution to the funding issue
Jess Dannhauser
4:00:48
No.
4:00:48
Well, we have in conversations with OMB, the city has already hit its funding amount for
Lincoln Restler
4:00:55
this But you're continuing to enroll new families today?
Jess Dannhauser
4:00:58
Yes.
4:00:58
And so So you've
Lincoln Restler
4:00:59
already hit your funding amount, you're enrolling new families
Jess Dannhauser
4:01:01
today.
4:01:01
That's right.
4:01:02
The city is putting itself in further risk, putting further investment to make sure we can work fully with the state to try to see if there's a solution here.