(Updated: Sept. 17) Jaci Bugaj and her husband make enough income to put their family just out of range for most public benefits. With her role as the executive director of the Rotary Club of Toledo and her husband’s job as a machinist at the Libby Glass Factory, their combined salary allows them to cover the basics.
But recently, the Bugaj family’s circumstances changed overnight.
In August, her husband’s union went on strike, and the unexpected disruption in income suddenly made it tough to pay tuition for their toddler and infant to attend Toledo Day Nursery. Bugaj said the weekly cost for their 4-year-old Cecilia is $295 and for their 7-month-old Josie is $370…