Working single mothers already have mountains to climb. Work, school, home, making ends meet. All big, daily challenges. On top of that, they must make the often heart-wrenching choice between inadequate child care – that could cost them more than one-third of their paycheck* – or higher-quality child care – that could cost as much as their entire paycheck. For these women, quality child care makes it difficult to make ends meet, or worse, forces good employees out of the labor market altogether.**
*Child Care Aware® of America, 2018
**Workforce of Today, Workforce of Tomorrow, The Business Case for High-Quality Childcare, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, June 2017
**Workforce of Today, Workforce of Tomorrow, The Business Case for High-Quality Childcare, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, June 2017
And that’s where the Overcomer Foundation comes in. We seek to help families overcome this critical challenge by providing funds to cover child care expenses. Providing this access is a powerful, future-focused approach that benefits not one, not two, but three generations of Central Ohio citizens.
Today’s working single mothers will have a more solid foundation from which to confidently seek training and education to enter and remain in the Central Ohio workforce at a good wage. Their children will have opportunities for learning and socialization in child care centers that they otherwise would not have access. As adults, these children will, in turn, see the possibility for education and work in a supportive community where they will raise their own children. And, Central Ohio employers benefit from a stable, trained and educated workforce.
Today’s working single mothers will have a more solid foundation from which to confidently seek training and education to enter and remain in the Central Ohio workforce at a good wage. Their children will have opportunities for learning and socialization in child care centers that they otherwise would not have access. As adults, these children will, in turn, see the possibility for education and work in a supportive community where they will raise their own children. And, Central Ohio employers benefit from a stable, trained and educated workforce.