宾夕法尼亚州阿勒格尼县匹兹堡市国会议员萨默·李10月29日宣布近600万美元托育投资：首期支持新增1000个名额
联邦众议员萨默·李10月29日在匹兹堡市卡洛早期学习中心，与阿勒格尼县县长萨拉·因纳莫拉托、海因茨基金会首席执行官克里斯·德卡迪及社区伙伴共同宣布，将为阿勒格尼县家庭提供近600万美元的已宣布和拟议投资，用于扩大可负担托育和课后项目。这笔资金将支持该县于2026年4月启动的“与家庭同行”计划，该计划的目标是在未来五年内新增5000个托育和课后名额，首期投资预计可支持新增多达1000个名额。
本次宣布的资金包括海因茨基金会提供的300万美元，以及因纳莫拉托县长在阿勒格尼县2027年预算中提出的250万美元。李议员表示，在宾夕法尼亚州，一名单亲家长用中等收入为一名婴儿支付托育费用，就要花掉收入的40%，还未算房租和食品开支。
她还表示，自己的办公室已推动将200万美元联邦资金申请纳入委员会批准的拨款方案，为该计划争取联邦支持。
Rep. Summer Lee Announces Nearly $6 Million Childcare Investment in Pittsburgh on Oct. 29, First Phase to Support Up to 1,000 New Slots
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee joined Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, Heinz Endowments CEO Chris DeCardy and community partners at the Carlow Early Learning Center in Pittsburgh on Oct. 29 to announce nearly $6 million in announced and proposed investment to expand affordable childcare and after-school programs for Allegheny County families.
The funding supports the county's Forward with Families initiative, launched in April 2026, which aims to add 5,000 childcare and after-school slots over five years, with the initial investment expected to support up to 1,000 new slots. The amounts announced include $3 million from the Heinz Endowments and $2.5 million proposed by County Executive Innamorato in the county's 2027 budget.
Rep. Lee said a single parent in Pennsylvania paying the median income price for infant care spends 40 percent of their income on it, before rent and food. She also said her office has advanced a $2 million federal Community Project Funding request into a committee-approved appropriations package to seek federal support for the initiative.
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图片来源：匹兹堡市阿勒格尼县法院 / Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh. Photo: Allie_Caulfield, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
