rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/form/kalamazoo-child-care-coalition-interest-form?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-form-area-kalamazoo-child-care-coalition-interest-form' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Michigan Transformation Collective https://actionnetwork.org/groups/michigan-transformation-collective https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/forms/photos/000/742/548/normal/Updated_2025_The_Child_Care_Crisis_is_a_Labor_Crisis.pdf_(8_x_3_in).png What is the Kalamazoo Child Care Coalition? KCCC was founded in November 2024 in response to a state-wide effort to develop regional child care coalitions and the recommendations of the Kalamazoo Blueprint for Peace. The KCCC started as a learning space to a space of action. Currently, we are collecting data from parents, teachers, community members and employers, and project proposals are being developed for future funding opportunities. We believe: Child care as an industry is a broken system. Parents can’t afford to pay and teachers can’t afford to stay. Communities are healthier when child care is readily available and that child care should be a profession that ensures a good quality of life for classroom teachers, home and community-based child care owners, directors and support staff. When child care works, the entire community benefits through increased educational and workforce opportunities for children, parents and providers. https://actionnetwork.org/forms/kalamazoo-child-care-coalition-interest-form