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• White House Announces Initiatives to Help Families
  The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) called the child care proposals of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class an important step toward helping families afford the child care they need to succeed in these tough times. "The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) gives grants to states to offer child care assistance to lower-income working families and support state initiatives to bolster the quality of child care. The grants help families struggling to raise their standard of living to afford child care. We are pleased that the White House proposes to add $1.6 billion in block grants to allow 235,000 additional children to be served and to work with Congress to improve the quality of care through a reauthorization of CCDBG and a new Early Learning Challenge Fund currently being considered by the Senate," NWLC Co-President Nancy Duff Campbell.
  
  
• 4C Council awarded $1.3 million for Early Head Start Project
  The Community Child Care Council of Santa Clara County (4C Council) is proud to announce it has been awarded $1.3 million Early Head Start project to serve 130 children ages zero to three for the next two years. The 4C Council is one out of 20 organizations funded throughout California.
  
  The California Early Head Start Expansion awards were funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The state of California will serve an additional 2,249 children ages 0-3 through these awards.
  
  
  
• 2009 California Child Care Portfolio is released
  The California Child Care Resource and Referral Network has released the 2009 California Child Care Portfolio which is a study of the supply and demand of child care in California by county. The report combines data on licensed child care facilities and parents' request for child care gathered by local child care resource and referral agencies to help us understand the need for quality child care in California.
  
  
• 2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu): Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home
  2009 H1N1 flu virus infection (formerly known as swine flu) can cause a wide range of symptoms, including fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people may also have vomiting and diarrhea. Like seasonal flu, 2009 H1N1 flu in humans can vary in severity from mild to severe. Certain groups might be more likely to develop a severe illness from 2009 H1N1 flu infection, such as pregnant women and persons with chronic medical conditions.