Shelby County offsets child care costs for some employees
Shelby County government chief of staff Danielle Inez is a solo parent who spearheaded Shelby County’s pilot child care program. The program includes 100 Shelby County Government employees with small children eligible to enroll in a new $300 per month child care benefit. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The six-month pilot program serves employees who have children too young for Pre-K and children with special needs.
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Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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