How Mississippi could meet the needs of more than 19,000 families waiting for child care vouchers

BY SOPHIA PAFFENROTH/MISSISSIPPI TODAY

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Other states have successfully conjoined funding streams so that extra TANF funds can be used on child care vouchers without technically being considered “transferred funds,” explained Stephanie Schmit, director of Child Care and Early Education at the Center for Law and Social Policy. It can sometimes be complicated.