“Serv and Return” is an occasional series that spotlights a recent exchange on the Alliance listserv—a widely used channel for the network to provide rapid-response resources and support to one another.
Advocates in Maine recently asked their peers for state examples where “there has been policy or investment initiatives made that bring together housing and child care.”
The Alliance Listserv community jumped in to share a variety of relevant resources such as:
Connecticut allies shared local resources from New Haven :
Friends Center expands rent-free educator housing program in New Haven
New Haven child care center innovates to address teacher, housing shortage.
A report by the Asset Funders Network outlined strategies to support housing stability and homeownership for home-based child care providers.
LISC also released a blog post that highlights a session from their convening in Arizona, which focused on unpacking existing housing-related challenges to home-based providers and surfacing potential solutions.
Grace Reef from the Early Learning Policy group, an Alliance Responsive Support provider, shared a few reports related to co-locating housing and child care:
Co-Locating Early Care and Education Facilities with Affordable Housing in Oregon, Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) Report to the Oregon Joint Committee on Ways and Means, 2022
Building Better for Families: Policies for Co-Locating Homes & Child Care, Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) and the National Children’s Facilities Network, 2021
26 U.S. Code § 42 – Low-income housing credit
Child Trends, an Alliance Responsive Support provider, convenes advocates regularly through their Early Childhood Housing Network and are available to support any questions related to this issue.