Child care funds now are available to more families (Lisbon Morning Journal)

Published on: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:08:21 GMT

LISBON - More of the working poor will be eligible for state child care assistance because the income threshhold was increased recently. Starting July 1, anyone earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level - $42,400 for a household of four - is eligible to receive child care assistance. The old standard was 185 percent, or $39,200. "I'm not sure how many new families we'll get as a res More »