In response to the hardships many restaurant workers faced during the pandemic, the Texas Workforce Commission allocated funds to a local nonprofit for Dallas County residents.The Texas Workforce Commission has approved temporary funding for up to 12 months of child care assistance to support a new COVID-19 SERVICE INDUSTRY RECOVERY child care program to help low-wage earners in TWC-specified service industries.
It's a bummer that this program was first announced in February 2021, yet there seems to be little media coverage of it, except forAlas, Dallas County residents in the service industry only have until this Friday, March 25, to apply through the's website. The ChildCareGroup is a nonprofit based in Dallas that has been around for more than 100 years supporting area early childhood and child care programs, while also providing family support and resources.
Eligibility for the child care assistance includes the foodservice industry , arts, entertainment and recreations , and retail stores. Employees must work at least 25 hours a week for a single-parent household, or 50 hours for two parents. More income guidelines are outlined on the ChildCareGroup'sParents need to apply by Friday, March 25. Better late than never? , it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.