Child care providers, workers, parents and advocates called on legislators to extend a state compensation grant that helped child care centers stay afloat during the pandemic.
The funding allowed centers to pay their employees upwards of $4 extra an hour, offer benefits, and expand programming.
Advocates are asking to for an extension of the grant, a one-time allocation of $300 million.
NC Poor People's campaign say they have requested multiple meetings with leaders in the state house and senate but were unsuccessful.
Now they are coordinating a week-long phone blitz targeting House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Phil Berger with calls every three minutes demanding they take immediate action to avoid the looming cuts and closures.