URGENT – Meetings and Action Alert on Subsidy Cuts!

March 30, 2026

URGENT - Provider Meetings & Action Alert as Subsidy Cuts Move to the Senate

 

This week, the Missouri House advanced a budget that CUTS $51 million from the child care subsidy program and we need to act NOW to ensure the Senate restores the funding. 
 
We need a high volume of personal messages hitting Senate inboxes Monday through Wednesday, March 30 - April 1. The Senate Appropriations Committee is working through the budget now. The window to make an impact is this week.

What You Can Do

Senators need to hear real stories from real people — parents, providers, and community partners from every corner of Missouri. A form letter won't cut it. What moves legislators is a personal message, in your own words, that makes clear what these cuts would actually mean for your program, your family, or the families you serve.

Please take 20 minutes this week to write your story and email it directly to the entire Missouri Senate.

This document has everything you need: instructions for sending your email, examples to get you started, and a ready-to-use list of every senator's email address.

Kids Win Missouri is hosting two URGENT meetings to update providers. These meetings will have the same content, but we're holding two time slots for subsidy providers' convenience.