Workforce Solutions Capital Area to Host PPE and Cleaning Supplies Curbside Pickup Events for Child Care Providers on November 20 – 21

Nov 16, 2020 | News Release | 0 comments

AUSTIN – Workforce Solutions Capital Area will host two curbside pickup events for child care providers in the Austin metro area to receive PPE and cleaning supplies at no cost on November 20 and 21, 2020 at the First Workers Day Labor Center in Austin. Child care...

Child Care Providers Can Now Apply for a Stabilization Grant from Travis County

Nov 12, 2020 | Blog | 5 comments

Travis County began requesting applications for its Stabilization Grants for child care providers on November 12, 2020. Providers have until November 25 to complete and submit an application. Travis County will disburse funding to awarded providers in December....

Austin’s Child Care Providers Receive Cleaning Supplies at No Cost from Workforce Solutions Capital Area

Aug 27, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments

Workforce Solutions staff help load cleaning supplies To assist Austin’s child care providers with maintaining safe and clean centers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Workforce Solutions Capital Area’s Child Care Services team held a cleaning supplies pickup event on...

Kelly Thomas is Providing a Future for Her Daughter with Help from Child Care Services

Jul 29, 2020 | Blog, Success Story | 0 comments

Learning a new skill set to pursue a new career takes time and resources. For parents with young children who want to take this path, having available and affordable child care is essential. Kelly Thomas, who has lived in Austin since 2001, has completed cosmetology...

Hitting the Ground Running

Jul 2, 2015 | Blog, Success Story | 0 comments

When Tiare Marshall, a native Alaskan, moved to Texas with her now ex-husband in February 2011, she didn’t know anyone. In November 2013, Ms. Marshall relocated from Dallas to Austin after her separation to begin a new life as a single parent. When the former...