One Dallas-based nonprofit has launched a new program to try and help families of children with special needs cover the rising costs of childcare.
- Just about everything is costing more these days and for many families, this includes childcare.
One Dallas-based nonprofit says this is especially true when it comes to care for children with special needs. They've launched a new program to try and help. "It's been a long road, it really has," his mother, Andrea, said."He was diagnosed when he was two." "The cost has risen with demand," she said.
"There 60,000 people on the waiting list and so we feel like this is a nice way to reach out to some of these families," President and CEO of Ability Connection Jim Hanophy said. Ability Connection specializes in care for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. After seeing what families are going through, the nonprofit decided to launch a new program that gives parents like Andrea a $100 voucher towards care every three months. They're using $200,000 from a grant they received to fund this. "It's just an exceptional opportunity for families with special needs," Andrea said.
"They get to pick their provider, they get to train them, they get to determine how much they want to pay them," Hanophy said.
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