Frio County | Service Industry Recovery Child Care Now Available | Workforce Solutions Alamo

Workforce Solutions Alamo has received $43,797,123 from the Texas Workforce Commission to support child care for the service industry.

Interested parents/caregivers may apply here. Workforce Solutions Alamo is encouraging all businesses whose employees may be eligible to share this information with their employees.

https://www.cognitoforms.com/WSAChildCare/sirchildcare

Program Highlights:
12 months of eligibility, and the parent share of cost is $0.

Eligibility:
At least one parent must be currently employed or entering employment in one of the following TWC-specified service industries:
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: NAICS 71
Accommodation and Food Services: NAICS 72
Retail Trade: NAICS 44-45

The parent must require child care services in order to work. One-parent households must be working a minimum of 25 hours per week and a two-parent household must be working a total of 50 hours per week to qualify. The family income must be below 75% of the State Median Income (SMI,) and the child must: be under age 13 (or under age 19 if disabled); have legal citizenship or immigration status; and reside with a family (including with an individual standing in loco parentis) within the Alamo local workforce development area.