The poor are getting poorer, and we see that reality through a set of new data focusing on families receiving child care subsidies. According to the Center for Governmental Research, families in Monroe County receiving child care subsidies have grown significantly poorer in recent years. Child care remains a huge expense. We'll look at day care costs, and how impoverished working families are trying to get by with our guests:
- Erika Rosenberg, Center for Governmental Research
- Larry Marx, executive director of The Children's Agenda
- Katherine Smith, League of Women Voters
- Amanda Gage, parent with children in day care