Montana Chamber and Zero to Five Montana: Employer Forum for Child Care Solutions

Montana Chamber and Zero to Five Montana to host Employer Forum for Child Care Solutions June 5

Thursday, June 5 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | Delta Colonial Hotel

Employer-Sponsored Child Care Grant Awardees to be announced

Join the Montana Chamber of Commerce and Zero to Five Montana for the Employer Forum for Child Care Solutions on June 5 at the Delta Hotel in Helena.
This event aims to build awareness around Montana’s growing child care needs and the critical role employers play in helping to address it; educate employers and community organizations on employer-supported child care models; and help create and advance locally driven solutions that increase child care access and support working Montana families. Registration is free, go to: bit.ly/Emp-Forum.

Attendees will hear from Brittany Scott with the U.S. Chamber Foundation, Linda Smith from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, and Amy Watson with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry. Following the keynote is a “fireside chat” featuring Montana employers, lunch, and the opportunity to engage in table discussions about community public/private child care strategies. Additionally, the awardees of the Family Forward Montana Employer-Sponsored Child Care Grant Program will be announced, grantees include:

• AdvicePay Inc, Bozeman
• Big Sandy Pharmacy, Big Sandy
• Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton
• County of Judith Basin School District 25, Hobson
• Dodgeworks PT DBA Alpine Physical Therapy, Missoula
• Dutton/Brady Public School District #28C, Dutton
• Echo Church, Helena
• Exploration Works, Helena
• Geraldine Public Schools, Geraldine
• Geyser Public Schools, Geyser
• Greater Gallatin United Way, Bozeman
• Joliet Public Schools, Joliet
• Moccasin Mountain Health Clinic, Inc, Lewistown
• Opportunities, Inc., Great Falls
• Opportunity Bank of Montana, Statewide
• Superior School District No. 3, Superior
• Winifred School District, Winifred

  The program, a Zero to Five Montana initiative in partnership with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Bright Futures Birth to Five program, offers a one-time grant opportunity for Montana businesses and organizations to develop an employer-sponsored child care program. The goal of the program is to implement a child care strategy reflective of the goals of the employer that is sustainable and creates cost sharing between the employee, employer, and the state of Montana.

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  7 WEST 6TH AVE., SUITE 504, HELENA, MT 59601
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