In April, Harrison School District 2 informed families that the district’s free before and afterschool childcare program would end in May due to a lack of funding.
For many families, including single-parent households, the loss of this resource has created significant hardship. One such parent, Shaquan, described the program as essential to her family’s daily functioning.
Shaquan, a mother of five, had two children enrolled in the after-school program at Centennial Elementary. She relied on the care as a dependable, safe environment that allowed her to work while knowing her children were supervised in a familiar and trusted setting…