Diapers or child care? Mortgage or medicine? An unexpected expense of $400 can move a family from self-sufficiency to financial emergency.*
*Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Report on Economic Well-being of U.S. Households in 2015
People in our community live in poverty1
Or nearly 166,000 children in Colorado are living in poverty2
The annual income of a family of four living at the Federal Poverty Level3
The average yearly cost of child care for children under age 6
1. 100% Federal Poverty Level, 2011-2015 American Community Survey S1701 U.S. Census
2. Colorado Children's Campaign KidsCount in Colorado, 2018
3. 2018 Federal Poverty Guidelines (income based on family of four with one preschool-aged child and one school-aged child)
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