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A
Hello
and
welcome
to
the
Pittsburgh
City
Council's
post
agenda
meeting
for
Wednesday
April
30th
2019,
my
name
is
Louise
Chris
and
with
us
today
is
Robin
Schmid
'ln,
our
sign
language
interpreter
childcare
programs
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
will
be
discussed
during
today's
post
agenda
at
the
request
of
councilmember
Deborah
el
gross.
Thank
you
and
have
a
wonderful
day.
B
Hello
and
welcome
to
our
post
agenda
Pittsburgh
City
Council
post
agenda
on
childcare
programs.
My
name
is
Debra
gross
and
I
chair
land
use
and
economic
development
today
is
Tuesday
April,
30th
and
we're
here
today
with
a
panel
of
speakers
and
I'll.
Read
them
off
since
I've
got
them
in
front
of
me.
Rochelle
Jackson,
director
of
FEM,
aspire
women
and
girls
foundation,
Heather
Aarne
CEO
women
and
girls
foundation,
k'sia
ed!
Well,
yes,
Yasha!
Thank
you,
Jasha
ed,
well,
community,
member
and
mom.
Thank
you
and
Michele
Boyle
RN
and
member
of
SEIU
healthcare
PA.
Thank
you.
B
B
C
You
for
having
us
and
for
having
this
very
important
postage
in
the
meeting.
As
you
stated,
I
am
Rochelle
Jackson
and
the
director
of
the
hemisphere
project
with
the
women
and
girls
foundation
and
I
just
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
about
Hemisphere
and
why
the
project
was
created
a
little
bit
just
a
little
bit.
So
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
the
percentage
of
households
living
in
poverty,
they're
headed
by
single
moms,
the
percentage
is
77%
of
all
the
households,
Pittsburgh
poor
households.
C
77%
of
those
households
are
single
mothers
with
children
under
the
age
of
18,
and
that
information
was
published
in
a
research
report
that
we
published
in
2016.
And
if
you
contrast
the
number
to
2005,
when
we
also
did
a
report
and
sort
of
did
how
women
the
status
of
women
in
Pittsburgh
and
in
Pennsylvania,
the
number
was
75
percent
of
households
struggling
with
poverty,
were
single
moms
with
young
children.
So,
as
you
can
see
from
2005
to
2016,
those
moms
aren't
faring
very
well
there.
The
number
is
actually
growing,
and
so
we
did.
C
You
know
decided
as
an
organization
that
it
was
something
that
we
probably
needed
to
really
focus.
On
being
that
you
know
our
core
mission
and
goal
at
the
woman
of
girls
foundation
is
equality
for
women
and
girls,
and
clearly
this
group
of
women
is
not
experiencing
equality.
So
what
is
hemisphere?
Imagine
a
world
where
women
are
put
at
the
center
of
development,
where
every
workforce
initiative
has
a
childcare
center.
Every
school
has
an
engineering
program
for
girls.
Single
moms
never
have
to
decide
between
leaving
her
sick
child
home
alone
or
losing
her
job.
C
All
women
have
access
to
comprehensive
health
care
and
reproductive
services.
Transportation
is
no
longer
an
obstacle
to
economic
self-sufficiency
and
paid
family
leave
is
the
reality
and
fiscal
cliffs
or
not.
If
you
can
imagine
a
world
where
women,
families
and
communities
thrive,
what
you
would
be
envisioning
is
a
hemisphere.
C
Our
end
goal,
for
famous
fear,
is
to
create
a
comprehensive,
integrated
system,
a
femme
asphere,
when
women
can
access
all
the
resources
and
services
they
and
their
families
need
to
thrive,
and
some
may
wonder
you
know
why
is
that
necessary?
We
have
lots
of
Human
Services
organizations
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
in
Allegheny,
County,
but
I'm
sure
if
you
talk
to
any
of
those
organizations
in
particular,
if
you
talk
to
moms,
that
system
is
very,
very
fragmented.
C
Hence
we
have
a
lot
of
women
who
are
struggling
because
of
that,
as
I
stated
earlier,
77
percent
of
households
struggling
in
poverty.
It's
because
the
system
is
so
fragmented.
They
cannot
access
the
resources
that
they
and
their
families
need.
Women
of
color
are
less
than
70
cents
on
the
dollar
in
comparison
to
their
white
male
counterparts.
C
So
we
invite
you
to
join
the
women
and
girls
foundation
as
we
discover
new
ways
to
connect
women
to
the
tremendous
wealth
being
invested
in
our
region
and
together
we
can
create
a
world
where
the
entire
community
prospers
as
women
and
their
families
thrive.
So
what
barriers
do
single
moms
face,
in
particular,
so
for
a
research
report
released
in
2016,
we
surveyed
moms
from
22
family
support,
centers
within
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
in
Allegheny
County
and
three
top
barriers
were
identified
by
those
moms.
98
percent
of
respondents
identified
childcare
as
a
top
barrier.
C
Mom's
face
availability,
affordability
as
quite
as
well
as
quality
96
percent
of
the
respondents
identified
transportation
as
a
second
top
barrier
and
in
38
percent
of
the
respondents
identified
jobs
as
the
third
top
barrier
pretty
much
well.
People
would
maybe
assume,
but
98%
of
those
folks
are
having
issues
with
child
care.
So
the
first
phase
of
thermosphere,
keeping
that
you
know
the
top
three
barriers
in
mind.
In
2017,
we
launched
the
first
phase
of
hemisphere
work
with
a
focus
on
the
connection
between
families
and
work.
C
What
do
families
and
what
do
moms
need
to
make
a
strong
connection
between
their
families
and
work.
So
we
know,
as
a
result
of
talking
to
moms,
that
moms
need
accessible,
affordable
and
quality
childcare
transportation
is
reliable
and
consistent.
They
need
living
wage
jobs
that
support
a
family
and
access
the
education
and
training
that
leads
to
those
jobs
as
well
as
paid
and
paid
family
and
medical
leave.
C
So
the
first
phase
of
hemisphere
also
focused
on
16
communities
within
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
why
those
communities-
because
those
are
the
communities
that
have
the
highest
concentration
of
single
moms
and,
as
you
can
see,
on
the
PowerPoint
presentation,
there
are
five
particular
communities
that
are
highlighted
and
those
five
communities
are
all
on
the
north
side
of
Pittsburgh,
which
I
would
say
would
probably
compromise.
The
largest
number
of
single
moms
and
moms
were
struggling.
C
So,
given
that
child
care
was
the
top
barrier
identified
by
moms,
we
have
had
a
strong
focus
on
it
over
the
last
two
years,
in
particular
the
quality
and
non-traditional
hours.
When
we
began
this
project
with
our
received
research
report,
moms
rated
access
to
child
care
at
66
percent,
unsatisfactory
and
46
percent
of
child
care
available
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
is
provided
by
home-based
providers.
And
why
is
that
important?
That's
important,
because
those
are
the
Miss
Sue's
and
the
miss.
C
Early
learning
experience
for
children
only
24
child
care
facilities,
citywide
worst,
are
3
and
35
worst
are
4
and
many
of
those
facilities
that
were
star
3
and
star
for
were
not
in
the
look
we're
not
located
in
the
target
neighborhoods
that
we
were
focused
on
of
our
target
communities.
The
Northside
comprise
the
largest
of
single
moms,
as
I
stated
before,
struggling
with
poverty
among
the
five
different
areas
within
the
north
side.
C
The
north
side
also
has
a
largest
number
of
providers
with
a
star
rating
of
zero
or
one,
and
why
that
is
important
is
because
that
means
that
they're
not
really
equipped,
they
don't
have
the
necessary
staff.
They
don't
know,
if
necessary,
have
the
necessary
resources
to
provide
a
really
quality
educational
early
learning
experience
for
children
they
would
love
to,
but
don't
have
the
supports
that
they
need
only
one
facility
that
off
there
was
only
one
facility
on
the
north
side
that
actually
offered
subsidized
high
quality
programming.
C
So,
as
you
can
see
with
such
a
large
area
and
only
one
facility
that
offers
subsidized
high
quality
programming,
that's
pretty
problematic
for
both
moms
and
children
living
on
the
north
side.
So
in
an
effort
to
understand
the
barriers
facing
single
moms
in
our
communities
better,
we
conducted
Lunch
and
Learn
sessions
in
several
Pittsburgh
neighborhoods,
four
of
which
those
were
in
the
neighborhood
side
and
the
top
two
barriers
moms
identified
or
lack
of
access
to
non-traditional
our
child
care
and
transportation.
C
So,
as
you
can
see,
these
particular
barriers
keep
coming
up
as
we
talk
to
moms
as
we
survey
so
child
care.
Why
is
that
important?
With
almost
half
of
childcare
providers
in
the
city
being
home-based
providers
and
with
them
being
the
largest
number
of
facilities
with
zero
or
one
star
ratings?
We
are
proposing
that
the
city
create
a
microloan
fund
to
support
expansion
of
both
the
quality
and
hours
of
care
for
home-based
providers.
In
this
city.
C
The
women
and
girls
foundation
is
partnering
with
the
Buell
Foundation
and
their
one
Northside
project,
which
has
a
specific
group
of
both
providers
and
community
leaders
that
have
been
working
on
this
issue
through
their
one
Northside
Early
Learning,
Action
Team.
We
are
positioned
to
help
support
the
city
out
without
reach
efforts
to
the
community.
So
now
I
will
turn
it
over
to
Heather.
D
Thank
You,
Rochelle
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
Councilwoman
gross
for
being
such
a
champion
for
her
children
and
families,
and
also
I
want
to
thank
Councilwoman,
Cael
Smith,
also
for
being
a
champion
for
women.
We've
really.
Both
of
you
have
been
such
important
partners
for
the
women
and
girls
foundation.
So
you
know
we
talk
I've
actually
just
arrived
from
Harrisburg
from
our
girl
gov
trip.
The
girls
are
still
in.
D
Our
whole
city
and
and
childcare
is
part
of
that,
and
one
of
the
things
that
that
we
want
you
to
think
about
is
how
we
can
work
together
right
to
have
a
ripple
effect.
Pittsburgh
is
not
alone
in
this
problem.
Alright,
so
women
do
make
up.
As
Rachelle
said,
single
moms
make
up
77%
of
households
living
in
poverty
in
Pittsburgh,
that's
horrific.
That
has
to
change,
but
we
are
not
the
only
city
where
single
moms
are
overrepresented
in
in
their
rates
of
poverty
cities
across
this
country.
D
Moms
across
this
country
are
suffering
because
they
haven't
been
represented
at
public
policy
tables,
because
policies
haven't
been
made
with
them
in
mind
with
them
at
the
center.
So
what
we
do
here
can
be
replicated
in
cities
across
the
country
and
other
people
will
watch
us
and
and
Councilwoman
gross
I
think
has
also
been
mindful
and
looking
at
what
other
people
have
been
doing.
So
that's
some
of
what
I
wanted
to
talk
with
you
about
today.
So
when
we
think
about.
D
One
of
the
things
that
we
have
did
with
our
partner
trying
together
was
we
engaged
in
a
survey
to
quantify
the
need
for
non-traditional
our
care.
So,
as
Rochelle
said
earlier,
we
know
anecdotally
from
our
partners
in
unions.
Our
workers
are
friends
and
colleagues
that
this
was
a
need,
but
we
also
know
that
for
all
of
you
as
policymakers,
you
need
data
right.
D
So
we
asked
our
colleagues
at
trying
together
to
do
a
state
survey
as
well
as
including
city
and
county
residents,
in
order
to
see
what
is
the
need
for
non-traditional
our
care
and
here's
what
we
found
when
they
did
their
state
survey
and
again,
this
included
hundreds
of
city
and
county
residents,
35%
of
them
rated
available
child
care
between
six
p.m.
and
6:00
a.m.
poor
or
very
poor.
D
45%
of
respondents
said
they
are
required
to
work
past
6:00
p.m.
so
when
you
think
about
childcare
facilities.
Right
most
of
them
require
you
to
pick
up
your
child
by
6:00
p.m.
45
percent
of
our
parents
are
being
required
to
work
past
6:00
p.m.
and
65%
of
respondents
reported
difficulty
fighting
care
during
these
hours
for
their
children,
and
so
this
this
survey
helps
us
know
that
we
have
quantified
need
in
our
community
for
for
this
kind
of
fund.
D
Several
years
ago,
in
fact,
the
city
did
look
at
doing
the
kind
of
micro
loan
fund
that
we're
talking
about
here,
and
we
had
again
some
very
good
data
from
our
partners
at
trying
together.
Then
they
were
called
pay
see
still,
but
this
is
important
data
because
it
really
shows
you
how
many
family
friend
and
neighbor
care
facilities.
There
are
here
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
Rochelle
summarized
this
earlier
for
you,
but
just
wanted
to
give
you
just
a
little
bit
more
finer
detail
for
you
to
look
at.
D
You
know
at
your
leisure,
but
this
what
this
really
shows
you
is.
You
know,
I
know
that
recently,
the
the
child
care
fund
and
the
mayor's
office
put
in
some
significant
investment
in
providing
capacity
building
for
for
larger,
larger,
more
established
childcare
facilities
and
that's
important
those
twos
those
threes.
Those
fours
you
know
are
important
and
it's
and
that's
great,
but
the
reason
that
we're
here
to
advocate
for
this
micro
loan
fund
is
a
couple
of
reasons.
One
is
anyone
who's
ever
been.
D
A
parent
knows
that
that
so
many
of
us
rely
on
these
family
friend
and
neighbor
centers
for
care
of
our
of
our
youngest
children
right
I.
Absolutely
right!
That's
absolutely!
Who
looked
over
our
child
Travis
in
his
first
year
of
life
right
most
child
care,
centers,
those
facilities
that
the
the
other
fund
will
be
investing
in.
D
Most
of
them
will
not
take
children
under
six
months
and
most
and-
and
we
know
from
our
surveys
that
most
of
those
facilities
are
not
at
all
set
up
to
do
non
traditional
hour
and
overnight
care,
and
when
we
think
about
non
traditional
and
overnight
care.
Where
else
would
you
want
your
child
to
be,
but
in
your
own
neighborhood,
all
right?
D
First
of
all,
that's
a
place
of
comfort
if
they
could
be
with
someone,
they
know
that's
even
better
in
their
own
neighborhood
in
their
own
housing
community,
all
right
as
opposed
to
a
facility
all
right.
So
these
are
the
absolute
perfect
places
and
perfect
people
to
be
watching
our
children
and
ours
we're
talking
about,
but
they
also
need
some
support
in
order
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
so
what
we're
talking
about
microloans?
D
The
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
is
that
you
know
all
of
the
micro
loading
that's
been
happening
nationally
and
globally.
Everything
that
that's
been
shown
has
shown
that
the
reason
that
micro
loans
are
successful
is
because
they
focus
on
investing
in
women,
and
so
you
can
see
on
this
slide.
D
D
And
so
when
we
talk
about
establishing
this
micro
loan
fund,
we
know
this
is
an
extraordinarily
low
risk
fund
because
you
will
be
investing
in
women
and
when
you
invest
in
women,
you're
investing
in
communities
and
when
you
do
that,
one
is
you're.
Strengthening
those
business
owners
in
your
in
all
of
your
districts
right
and
so
you're
strengthening
those
business
owners
and
their
own
business.
But
then
you
have
this
incredible
ripple
effect
and
that's
what
the
moms
are
here
to
talk
to
you
about
it
and
and
and
I'm
gonna
pass
to
them.
D
Who
are
the
experts
and
can
tell
you
more
about
their
own
needs?
But
really
you
know
this
is
about
economic
development.
This
isn't
just
about
childcare
right
when
we
provide
childcare
services
and
this
micro
loan
you're
going
to
be
supporting
those
business
owners
and
then
they're
gonna
make
sure
that
moms
can
get
to
work
and
when
moms
can
get
to
work,
then
they
can
be
economically
stable
and
economically
independent
and
secure.
D
So
this
is
an
entire
ripple
effect,
and
this
is
what's
happened
globally
with
micro
loans,
and
this
is
what
we
want
to
see
happen
here.
This
slide
and
you
have
them
and
you're
in
your
presentations
again
was
provided
from
that
study.
That
Pacey
did
several
years
ago.
Just
reports
to
you
when
the
home
care
providers
were
asked
like
what
are
the
kinds
of
things
you
would
apply
for
a
loan
for
they
they
gave
information
like
I
would
apply
to
make
improvements.
Oh
I
thought
this
was
also
very
helpful
for
you
all
as
you're
thinking
about.
D
D
What
could
somebody
do
with
that?
You
can
see.
Well,
you
could
actually
do
something
quite
significant
with
you
know.
$1,000
here
$500
here
could
could
do
quite
a
lot
and
and
the
kinds
of
things
that
people
are
going
to
need
to
do
might
not
be
tremendous,
but
can
make
the
difference
between
a
home
that
can
be
a
daycare
center
and
a
home
that
can
be
a
night
care
center
and
that
can
make
a
huge
difference
for
a
community
as
to
whether
our
housing
facility
has
an
overnight
childcare
center,
suddenly
game
on
right.
D
So
it's
really
exciting
for
all
of
us.
Last
thing
I
want
to
share
is
just
reiterating
what
Rochelle
said,
which
is
the
women
and
girls
foundation
with
support
from
the
Hellman
foundation.
You
know
would
like
to
offer
our
support
to
the
city
as
a
partner
on
this
micro
loan
effort.
You
know
so
you're,
not
in
it
alone.
You
know
what
we
can
offer,
as
Rochelle
said,
is
our
partnership
and
helping
to
do
that
outreach
to
the
community?
You
know
we
are
very
excited
to
think
of
the
city.
D
Think
that,
and
we
think
that's
especially
helpful,
because
you
have
this
cluster
right
of
home-based
providers
who
are
licensed,
who
are
who
are
working
on
their
own
capacity-building,
and
we
know
that's
an
area
where
there's
need.
We
also
know
that
the
north
side
is
an
area
where
we
have
a
lot
of
healthcare
jobs,
so
there's
just
a
lot
of
different
kinds
of
activity
in
the
community.
D
D
So
we
offer
that
that
friendship
and
partnership
to
the
city
and,
lastly-
and
you
know
what
we
don't
think-
this
is
something
that
you
need,
but
if
you
were
to
need
sort
of
an
intermediary,
you
know
obviously
as
a
nonprofit
and
as
a
as
a
grant
maker,
that's
something
we
would
be
available
to
do
again.
We
don't
we
don't
think
we.
You
know
in
this
scenario:
we
don't
imagine
that
you
necessarily
need
that,
but
that's
obviously
something
we
can
also
do
so.
Thank
you
for
having
us.
B
E
You
so
much
for
having
me
Councilwoman
gross
and
Councilwoman
Kel,
Smith
I'm
appreciative
to
Rochelle
and
to
Michelle
for
inviting
me
here.
I've
I
was
kind
of
happy
to
get
here
and
just
excited
about
being
in
the
room
being
at
the
table.
As
we
discussed
a
little
bit
earlier.
As
we
stated,
my
name
is
Kiara
ed.
Well
and
I
am
the
single
mother
of
a
thirteen
year
old,
daughter
and
I
am
also
a
former
in-home
child
care
provider.
E
So
I
have
a
very
unique
perspective
to
share
I,
have
the
experience
of
both
a
need
for
those
after
our
childcare
in
non-traditional
hours
of
childcare
and
as
a
provider,
I
have
also
had
the
dilemma
of
turning
away
clients
that
had
non
traditional
hours
that
they
worked
and
were,
and
I
was
not
able
to
provide
that
service
to
them
as
a
young
mom
attending
nursing,
school
Robert,
Morris
University,
while
simultaneously
working
as
a
nanny,
my
schedule
was
always
hectic.
It's
still
hectic,
though
I
did
have
access
to
safe,
reliable
and
actually
convenient
childcare.
E
During
my
courses
that
took
place
during
the
day,
there
were
many
courses
that
I
took
over
my
time.
At
Robert
Morris
that
I'm
had
to
take
in
the
evening
and
many
nights,
I
would
just
pack
up
my
toddler.
I
would
pack
her
snacks
and
they
didn't
have
the
iPads
yet,
but
that
would
have
been
a
lifesaver,
so
I
packed
some
quiet
activities.
E
Even
she
had
a
small
pillow
and
a
blanket
that
I
kept
in
my
car
and
I
would
drive
from
the
East
Liberty
neighborhood,
almost
30
minutes
to
Robert,
Mark,
Morris,
campus
and
I
would
take
her
to
class
with
me.
She
would
sit
right
next
to
me
and
she
would
color
and
my
professors
would
just
greet
her
and
treat
her
like.
She
was
a
special
guest.
Every
time
my
classmates
came
to
treat
her
like
she
was
a
little
mascot.
They.
E
For
her
all
kinds
of
nice
stuff,
that
was,
that
was
nice,
but
would
have
been
better
to
have
access
to
some
safe,
reliable
and
convenient
childcare
during
those
hours.
While
she
was
having
the
time
of
her
life
at
big
school,
she
still
was
missing
out
on
some
things
that
she
needed.
Her
sleep
schedule
was
much
different
than
other
children,
her
age
and
what
she
needed.
Of
course,
children
are
resilient
and
they're
going
to
adapt,
but
you
don't
want
them
to
have
to
adapt
to
things
that
are
that
are
kind
of
in
their
way.
E
You
want
to
just
be
able
to
give
them.
You
know
a
great
start
and
so
I
believe
that
the
benefits
of
a
safe
and
reliable
and
well
equipped
in-home
child
care
facility
during
those
non-traditional
hours
would
have
definitely
benefited
my
child
as
an
in-home
child
care
provider.
I
did
bring
a
strong
sense
of
compassion
too
busy
working
parents
and
they
were
in
need
of
trustworthy
care
for
their
little
ones.
Just
like
I
was
so.
There
were
times
where,
even
though
I
wouldn't
get
paid.
If
they
had,
you
know
certain
subsidies
that
they
were
eligible
for.
E
That
would
not
pay
me.
I
would
take
children
of
nontraditional
hours.
There
were
parents
that
were
bus
drivers.
There
were
parents
that
worked
night
shift
at
different
jobs
in
needed,
that
little
wiggle
room
just
to
make
sure
that
they
were
keeping
their
jobs
and
there
was
no
way
or
if
schedules
changed,
they
came
and
originally
they
did
have
traditional
work
hours
and
now
their
children
were
comfortable
and
they
were
used
to
being
with
me.
They
were
used
to
this
schedule
area.
E
They
did
not
want
to
have
to
search
for
a
new
provider,
so
I
would
give
them
that
wiggle
room
and
many
times
I
would
not
be
paid,
but
I
did
it
because
I
was
in
their
position
before,
and
that
was
my
way
of
giving
giving
back.
I
tried
to
be
as
flexible
as
I
could
with
my
actual
work
hours,
but
there
were
families
that
were
right
in
my
neighborhood
across
the
street,
down
the
street
caddy
corner
to
me
that
I
ended
up
having
to
turn
away
just
because
they
worked
non-traditional
hours.
E
I
didn't
at
time
had
the
support
that
I
needed
I
didn't
have
the
staff
I
didn't,
have
the
ability
to
make
certain
changes
that
I
needed
in
order
to
to
be
equipped
for
nighttime
care,
non-traditional
care,
and
it
broke
my
heart
honestly.
It
would
have
been
ideal
for
these
parents
to
have
a
childcare
provider
that
is
very
close
to
home,
as
Michelle
mentioned
very
close
to
home,
especially
during
those
late
night
hours.
E
Just
because
you're
at
work
at
those
hours
does
not
mean
that
your
mind
is
not
on
your
child
and
your
mind
is
not
thinking.
Is
my
child
being
well
taken
care
of?
As
a
matter
of
fact,
you
know
at
night
those
are
the
hours
where
you
want
your
child.
You
know
you
want
them
to
be
snug,
you
want
them
to
be
comfortable.
You
want
them
to
be
secure.
So
if
you're
not
getting
that
for
your
child,
that
can
definitely
affect
your
work
performance
and
we
don't
want
that.
E
We
don't
want
parents
to
have,
they
may
have
care,
but
it's
not
as
well
equipped
as
they
may
want,
or
need,
and
they're
at
work
and
they're
worried
in
there
and
there
and
they're
nervous
and
have
no
other
choice.
So
I
hope
that
just
sharing
just
a
little
bit
of
my
story,
just
kind
of
sheds
a
little
bit
more
light
on
the
support
that
working
parents
need
and
the
support
that
in-home
child
care
providers
need
in
making
non-traditional
care
available
for
parents
and
supporting
in-home
child
care
facilities.
E
There's
comfort
and
peace
of
mind
in
knowing
that
your
child
is
well
taken
care
of
even
more
so
when
you
work
overnight,
as
I
mentioned
before,
there
are
providers
that
would
love
to
be
able
to
provide
service
during
these
hours.
I
was
one
of
them
and
our
prospective
families
don't
want
to
miss
out
on
opportunities
to
work
and
to
better
their
families.
I'm
economic
position
simply
because
they
could
not
find
reliable
and
safe
childcare.
E
B
F
F
Finally
arrive
at
your
floor
punch
in
to
find
you're
three
minutes
late,
and
they
will
give
you
a
verbal
warning
because
you're
not
on
time
get
report
go
through
the
code
procedure
to
get
into
the
Pyxis
room
and
then
get
the
code
to
get
into
the
Pyxis
to
gather
medication,
which
needs
to
be
passed
within
a
one
hour.
Time
frame
call
the
pharmacy
because
the
medications
aren't
in
for
the
Pyxis
for
mr-s,
hang
up
from
the
pharmacy
and
have
transport
waiting,
because
they
need
to
get
patient
D
downstairs
and
did
they
get
their
medications.
F
Yet
lab
calls
with
critical
value
for
mrs.
R,
which
needs
to
be
called
to
the
doctor
right
away.
Page
doctor
for
critical
lab
get
mrs.
D
her
medication
help
the
patient
get
on
the
stretcher.
Have
doctor
call
back
they'll
put
in
the
orders.
Cna
runs
up
to
you
and
gives
mrs.
R's
vitals.
The
heart
rate
is
170.
She's,
been
in
the
80s
check
for
orders
for
mrs.
F
R,
while
pushing
the
workstation
on
wheels
down
the
hall
turn
around
go
to
the
Pyxis
process
again
to
get
the
newly
ordered
medication
go
to
back
to
the
room,
assess
the
patient
and
minister
said
medication
which
still
doesn't
work.
The
patient's
becoming
worse
call
a
rapid
response
team.
It's
not
yet
one
hour
into
the
shift.
F
This
is
regular
on
a
regular
medical
surgical,
nursing
floor.
Hospitals
are
open,
24
hours
a
day.
Seven
days
a
week
doesn't
seem
like
it
should
have
to
be
said.
However,
it
is
a
surprise
for
others,
as
nurses
and
health
care
workers.
I
cannot
tell
you
how
many
CNAs
have
saved
patients
lives,
navigate
day-to-day
life.
Never
is
it
more
true
than
setting
up
daycare
so
that
we
can
go
to
work
most
childcare
is
called
daycare
and
for
a
reason,
daycare
lets
you
drop.
F
Your
kids
off
around
7:30
report
starts
at
7:00
in
the
hospital
and
ask
you
to
pick
them
up
by
6:00.
The
shift
doesn't
end
until
7:30
if
you're
lucky,
a
huge
number
of
nurses
and
health
care
workers
start
work,
mid-afternoon
or
late
at
night,
so
the
system
doesn't
work
for
anyone
who
works
in
health
care,
not
one
nurse,
not
one
health
care
worker,
not
one
CNA,
not
one
respiratory
therapist
and
the
list
goes
on.
F
F
Those
are
the
good
days,
then
there's
the
bad
days.
You've
worked
out
a
complicated
scheme,
so
your
sister
grabs
of
kids
agrees
to
meet
you
at
your
house
before
she
goes
to
her
night
shift,
but
your
parent,
your
patient
codes,
and
you
can't
leave
now.
What
does
your
sister
call
off
sick
and
miss
a
day's
pay?
Do
you
leave
the
kids
alone
and
hope
for
the
best?
What
is
the
result
of
this
and
my
career
as
a
nurse
I've
worked
in
a
number
of
cities?
F
We
end
our
day
by
rushing
out
and
trying
to
pick
up
our
children
on
time,
or
else
there's
quite
a
penalty
and
I
want
to
put
in
there
that
we
understand
that
we
don't
want
to
mandate
people
to
stay
later
than
their
work
shift
any
more
than
we
want.
Then
we
want
to
be
a
part
of
that
nursing
shortages
have
dire
consequences
for
patients.
Less
nurses
means
more
patients
per
nurse,
which
means
less
time
for
direct
patient
care.
F
This
can
lead
to
secondary
infections,
complications
that
lead
that
result
in
prolonged
recovery
time
and
at
14
to
31
percent
increase
in
patient
mortality
mortality,
that's
death,
you
know
when
I
was
asked
to
come
and
talk
about
nurses
and
health
care
workers
again,
I
can't
stress
healthcare
workers
enough.
It's
not
just
nurses,
it's
all
health
care
workers,
because
the
the
CNAs,
the
respiratory
therapists,
the
physical
therapists,
occupational
therapists.
All
of
these
people
are
okay,
maybe
not
physical
therapy,
occupational
therapy,
but
you
know
the
house
cleaners.
F
All
of
these
people
are
needing
to
be
there
24
hours
a
day.
So
when
I
was
asked
to
come
and
talk
about,
nurses
need
for
childcare
during
non-traditional
hours.
My
first
reaction
was:
what's
non-traditional
about
a
night
shift.
Like
rotating
shifts,
that's
the
deal
working
holidays,
that's
the
deal
like
it's
bit's
far
as
I
know,
so
that's
been
the
deal
about
what's
non-traditional
about
heart
attacks
on
weekends,
about
staying
with
critical
patients.
This
is
health
care.
This
is
health
care
in
nursing.
This
is
regular
nursing
a
regular
day
for
us.
F
Nurses
and
healthcare
workers
certainly
need
better
child
care,
expanded
child
care.
That
is
supported
that
that
the
people
who
are
caring
for
their
children
feel
supported.
Yes,
Keisha
mentioned
you
know
feeling
that
security,
because
there's
always
that
part
of
your
brain,
like
is,
is
everything
going?
Okay,
you
know
round-the-clock
child
care,
but
the
problem
isn't
that
we're
breaking
traditions?
The
problem
is
that
our
society
expects
us
to
parent,
as
if
we
don't
have
jobs
and
work
as
if
we
don't
have
children.
Thanks.
G
Actually,
I
just
want
to
make
a
few
comments.
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
wanna
thank
Councilwoman
gross
for
having
this
post
agenda
and
I.
Don't
know
if
you
realize,
but
when
we
back
when
we
started
the
Women's
Caucus.
We
started
around
this
issue
and
it
was
something
that
Councilwoman
gross
and
2014.
B
G
2014
mentioned
yeah
I
mentioned
that
it
was
so
important
to
her
and
then
at
the
time
council,
when
Rudy
ACK
kind
of
you
know,
picked
up
the
ball
and
ran
with
a
lot
of
it.
But
and
then
we've
had
some
support
from
the
administration
and
doing
some
of
the
things
that
were
that
we're
doing
and
so
I
think
there's
been
a
collective
collective
effort,
but
I
mean
it's
so
timely.
For
me,
I
just
had
I
have
six
grandchildren
and
I
just
had
to
in
the
past
six
months.
G
I
missed
work
yesterday,
because
I
had
to
stay
home
and
watch
one
of
my
grandchildren
because
they
didn't
have
childcare
and
so
and
it
and
we're
a
Sandwich
Generation.
So
we
have
a
97
year
old,
mother,
who's
still
living
and
to
have
grandchildren
that
need
our
help.
So
it's
this
I
I
watch
myself,
councilman
gross
even
councilman
Harris.
When
her
mother
was
living
and
she
has
grown
children.
G
I
watched
us
all
come
in
here,
sometimes
and
we're
so
frazzled
or
we
have
a
million
things
going
on
at
home,
and
then
you
get
in
here
and
you
sometimes
our
male
counterparts
I
mean
have
the
life,
you
know
they
can
walk
in.
You
know
it
seems
like
they
have.
No
care
and
I
know
that
they
do
I
know
they.
They.
G
Yes,
I
know
that
they
I
know
that
they
do
I
know
that
they
do.
But
for
me,
it's
seeing
us
doing
this
thing
every
single
day.
This
thing
called
life
every
day
and
it
is
with
the
way
it
is
for
women.
I
think
it
for
the
most
part,
and
although
we
do
have
some
people
that
sometimes
have
those
same
similar
experiences
or
might
have
issues
that
they're
dealing
with
differently
than
we
are,
it's
not
the
same.
G
I've
seen
our
children
run
the
hallways
and
kind
of
take
over
and
they've
seen
my
family
here
many
a
times
and
we've
all
seen
each
other
and
try
to
support
it,
support
one
another.
It's
really
difficult
and
I
think
that
I
look
at
other
cities,
and
there
are
some
cities
that
have
community-based
free
childcare
and
I
really
think
that
we
should
make
that
a
priority.
G
Getting
at
least
five
centers
north
south
east
west
and
central
in
the
city
opened
to
really,
if
you
really
want
to
make
this
a
city
for
all
in
a
productive,
City,
I
think
making
our
children
childhood,
and
that
is
something
Pittsburgh
Public
Schools
the
county
and
the
city
should
all
pitch
in
together
to
make
work
and
the
Foundation's.
When
you
talk
about
foundation
funding,
that's
something
that
they
could
be
funding
totally
and
I
mean
just
having
five
centers
could
make
a
huge
difference
for
a
lot
of
people
for
us.
It's
you
know.
G
I'm
I
have,
as
I
meant
to
my
daughter,
quit
her
job
at
Bayer
corporation
after
going,
and
they
have
college
debts.
So
you
have
lot
of
people
with
college
debt
student
loans.
They
can't
afford
to
quit
work.
They
can't
afford
just
they
can't
afford
childcare,
and
it's
just
they're
just
in
a
really
bad
situation
and
it
it
hurts
to
even
see
you,
my
children,
but
other
people
as
children
as
well
struggling
with
this
with
a
thing
called
life
and
all
the
burdens
and
financially
emotionally.
You
know
everything
that
you're
they're
working
on
and
struggling
with.
G
It's
difficult,
and
so
for
me,
I
I,
think
there'll
be
some
times
where
I'll
be
taking
care
of
my
grandchildren
for
the
next
couple
weeks,
at
least
off
and
on
I.
Don't
know.
What's
gonna
happen
when
his
mother's,
a
her
mother's,
a
teacher
for
Pittsburgh,
Public,
Schools
and
I
would
love
if
Pittsburgh
Public
Schools
had
free
child
care.
G
Thank
you
all
for
your
work
in
this
and
for
sharing
your
stories
and
being
a
part
of
this
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
next
step
in
how
we
can
send
some
real
strong
messages
and
put
some
real
funding
behind
some
of
the
some
of
the
things
that
we're
saying
that
we
really
care
about,
and
at
least
maybe
even
10
of
those
conversations
with
the
foundation,
communities
and
and
others
who
seem
to
want
to
fund
a
lot
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
This
is
something
we
need
funded.
B
I'm
gonna
start
some
questions
and
are
you
able
to
stay
a
little
longer
because
it
made
some
more
may
come
up?
I
took
some
notes,
while
you
all
were
speaking,
and
especially
I,
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
the
feminist
report
is
something
that
we've
been
leaning
on
here
now
through
years
of
policy.
So
thank
you
for
starting
it
and
keeping
up
with
it.
We
I
was
always
referring
to
it
when
we
did
our
Housing
Opportunity
Fund
testimony
and
public
hearings
and
talking
about
I
think
what
it
really
grounds
us
in
is.
D
A
D
B
Being
that
again,
when
we're
talking
about
addressing
poverty
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
we're
talking
about
households
of
women
and
children
and
what
are
their
needs
are,
which
is
why
I
would
continue
to
kind
of
talk
about
child
care
as
talking
about
the
kind
of
competing
debt
cost
burdens
on
our
households
right.
We
know
that
housing
is
a
cost
burden
on
many
households,
but
we
know
that
child
care
is
right
up
there,
which
is
why
I
think
there's
the
other
testimony
here
about
like
well,
what
are
the
barriers?
B
B
Let's
say
you
know
to
the
nation
as
a
whole:
labor
force
participation
or
to
other
benchmark
cities
like
we
do
in
Pittsburgh
quarterly,
or
something
like
that,
a
percentage
of
our
our
residents,
not
people
who
live
in
Bridgeville
or
who
live
in
Sewickley,
but
our
percentage
of
city
of
Pittsburgh
residents
who
are
participating
in
the
non-traditional
work
hours
right
who
are
shift
workers
or
nightshift
workers.
I'm.
A
A
B
G
Cc
that
there
used
to
be
a
program
when
I
worked
for
Pittsburgh,
Public,
Schools
and
I
had
one
of
them.
It
was
called
the
second
time
around
Grandparent
program.
Were
resources
were
given
to
grandparents
who
were
providing
this
here,
because
there
were
such
a
tremendous
man,
especially
now
with
the
opiate
epidemic
and
the
other.
You
know
issues
that
were
challenged
with
and
in
the
city
there's
a
lot
of
grandparents
raising
kids,
yes,.
B
There
are
and
I
think
we
need
to
keep
talking
about
that
too,
and
then
I
think
your
other
point,
which
is
also
again,
who
are
just
who
are
our
constituents
and
what
are
their
needs
I,
represent
neighborhoods
that
have
a
very
high
degree
of
Millennials.
Well,
I've
looked
at
age
distribution
in
Bloomfield
recently
and
more
than
half
of
the
residents
of
Bloomfield,
which
is
a
big
neighborhood
right,
so
we're
over
7,000
adults
I
think
like
that.
It's
way
about
9,000
residents
are
Millennials
like
born
after
1980
right.
Something,
like
you
know,.
G
C
B
5,000
of
the
residents
of
affluent
field
right
and
so
they're,
probably
you
know,
cost
burdened
many
of
them,
but
the
student
loan
debt,
so
even
if
they
are
39
or
37
or
35
years
old
and
they're
struggling
with
this
kind
of
how
do
I
get
you
know,
pay
for
work,
pay
for
childcare
and
pay
for
student
loans.
It's
it's
really
difficult
to
to
juggle.
So
we
really
need
to
look
at
what
what
households
are
struggling
with
and
then
I
think
also.
I
really
want
to
always
emphasize
the
point
that
I
think
this.
B
This
is
economic
development.
This
is
not
just
investing
in
the
human
capital
in
our
children,
but,
as
you
point
out,
this
is
a
90
percent
at
least
of
childcare
facilities
are
women,
don't
businesses,
yes,
and
whether
they're
for
profits
or
nonprofits
they're,
one
run
or
women-owned
if
they're
for
profits,
and
so
this
is
also
an
investment
in
just
kind
of
our
our
small
businesses
in.
B
On
other
kinds
of
you
know:
growth,
engine
businesses,
I
think
this
is
the
kind
of
business
that
really
improves
again.
Human
capital
outcomes,
neighborhood
outcomes
and
certainly
the
business
outcomes
could
be
supported
by
things.
We
know
the
kinds
of
tools
the
businesses
need,
and
we
know
the
kind
of
support
that
we
can
give
them
at
the
city.
And
so
we
shouldn't
be
excluding
this
category,
businesses,
sure
I.
D
Just
follow
up
on
that
and
say
that
you
know
around
this
economic
development
piece
and
the
workforce
development
piece.
You
know
this,
you
know
councils
Hoppus
speaks
in
quite
rightly
about
you
know
one
of
the
strongest
growing
sectors
in
this
city
around
growth,
the
job
growth
is
the
healthcare
sector,
and
you
know,
and
and
that's
true
health
care
and
services,
and
if
and
in
order
to
support
those
sectors,
we
need
non
traditional
and
overnight
child
care.
So
everything,
you
just
said
is
absolutely
right.
D
There
were
the
workforce
of
the
larger
sectors,
so
so
you
know
Michelle
mentioned:
nurses
are
dropping
out
of
that
workforce
because
they
don't
have
access
to
childcare.
Michelle
is
a
member
of
SEIU
healthcare
PA.
There
are
also
members
of
SEIU
32bj
right
who
are
custodial
workers
who
need
access
to
these
services.
So
you
know
I
think
that,
as
often
as
all
of
you
as
council
members,
when
those
other
sectors
are
being
mentioned,
can
raise
that
these
are
childcare
is
a
foundational
investment
in
those
other
pieces
of
the
economic
development.
D
D
G
I
just
want
to
say,
I
think
a
lot
of
times,
you'll
hear
people
say
you
know.
Why
do
you
want
us
to
pay
for
childcare
yeah?
What
you
know
now
you
want
us
to
do
this,
not
here
with
you,
because
people
complain
when
you
know
their
tax
dollars
are
being
spent
in
ways
that
they
don't
benefit
directly
and
I
and
I
get
that
you
know
they.
They
wonder
where
their
money
is
going
towards.
G
You
need
to
know
that
how
that
affects
you
in
the
neighborhood,
whether
you
have
a
child
or
not
whether
you're
benefiting
from
a
program
or
not
I,
think
those
are
theirs.
That's
one
of
the
things
that
really
that
stood
out
back
when
we
were
working
on
some
of
the
things
so
to
know
that
there
is
a
benefit
to
you,
whether
you
directly
or
indirectly
receive
it.
G
But
there
was
there
was
sub,
so
many
other
correlations
and
different
things
that
we
noticed
and
I
think
looking
at
some
of
those
things
or
things
that
you
know
we
have
to
make
sure
people
were
aware
of
and
of
the
benefit.
And
when
you
talk
about
the
overnight
of
17
neighbourhoods,
I
represent,
there
was
only
one
that
had
evening
and
weekend
childcare,
one
in
17
inputs
for
37,000
people,
so
I
mean
there's,
really
a
need,
and
so
I'm
I'll
keep
interrupting.
F
G
F
I
I
agree
with,
like
the
the
economic
you
know,
aspects
and
and
I.
Just
when
we
give
give
birth
to
our
children,
you
know
we're
making
a
commitment
to
provide
for
them
the
best
that
we
can
and
yet,
when
our
hands
are
tied
at
every
turn,
that's
really
difficult
and
it's
really
searing
to
your
soul,
because
you're
trying
to
do
something.
That's
that's
you
know
you
you've
made
a
commitment.
F
If
we're
looking
at
the
the
betterment
of
the
community
that
the
betterment
of
the
city,
there
were
things
that
that
these
foundation,
that
that
people
having
the
resources
to
know
that
puzzles
in
in
two
year
olds,
helps
them
with
their
math
when
they're
in
high
school.
You
know
that
that
any
any
of
those
toys
and
any
of
those
well,
it's
just
toys
for
kids.
No,
this
is
developing
their
brain.
You
know
this
is
developing.
I
mean
the
the
brain
is
the
most
complex
thing.
I
mean
no.
F
Nobody
says,
oh
well,
that
you
know
I'll
just
be
a
neurosurgeon
today,
no
I
mean
we're
talking
about
developing
of
a
very
you
know
the
most
complicated
organ
that
we
have
and
when
you
have
those
toys,
when
you
have
those
things,
that's
development,
that's
laying
down
those
things.
That's
building
the
foundation
for
the
coding,
that's
building
the
foundation
for
the
solution
for
climate
change.
That's
building
the
you
know
the
the
foundation
for
being
able
to
take
a
picture
of
a
black
hole.
F
B
B
The
final
few
pages
are
looking
at
revenue
sources,
many
of
which
we've
heard
before
and
testimony
about
other
big
social
needs
like
the
D
transfer
tax,
like
tax
abatement
deals,
which
I'd
also
held
a
post
agenda
here
at
this
table
about
a
week
ago
on
revisiting
how
we
do
our
alert,
Azure,
various
tax,
abatements
or
tax,
increment
financing,
and
so
there's
there's
an
opportunity
which
is
the
kind
of
subsidy
or
abatement
or
tax
credit
that
we've
been
talking
about.
Where
we
could.
B
We
have
the
opportunity
to
do
these
amendments
in
front
of
us
now,
and
so
it's
an
opportune
moment
to
talk
about
what
kinds
of
expectations
we
are
requiring
for
people
who
are
doing
new
new
construction,
big
developments
that
there's
an
opportunity
right
there
in
front
of
us,
and
that
was
highlighted
there
on
page
20
I
was
going
to
quote
from
it
now.
I
don't
need
to.
So
it's
just
wonderful.
B
This
idea,
specifically
of
doing
micro,
loan
programs
I've,
talked
with
the
Women's
Caucus
about
four
years,
because
I
had
an
experience
working
with
one
in
round
childcare,
some
20
years
ago,
or
more
in
North
Carolina,
which
was
a
successful
project,
and
it
also
kind
of
speaks
to
that
issue
about
using
City
money.
Because
if
it's,
if
it's
a
three
year
loan,
the
money
is
back
in
three
years.
It's
so
there's
not
a
net
gifting.
B
B
So
again,
the
Women's
Caucus
promoted
that
kind
of
two
million
dollars
set
aside
two
years
ago
in
the
capital
funds
to
be
used
for
childcare
centers
in
the
city
and
the
mayor's
office
has
set
up
a
program
for
setting
those
up
as
grants
to
the
larger
centers
and
but
none
have
yet
been
made.
If
I
think,
if
I'm
correct
is
anyone
else.
G
B
C
Right
just
the
race
for
the
racist
issue
when
we
talked
before
about
that
funding.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
elevate
that
again
here
that,
while
that's
a
really
important
fund-
and
it
really
helps
some
of
those
larger
daycare
providers-
those
are
the
providers
that
are
less
likely
to
touch
the
16
communities
that
we
highlighted
here
in
our
presentation
here.
C
You
know
you
know
this-
the
larger
providers,
as
well
as
the
home-based
providers,
as
I
stated
in
the
presentation,
almost
half
of
our
daycare
providers
or
home-based
providers,
which
are
those
smaller
providers
which
won't
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
that
2
million
dollars,
but
really
badly
need
that
support
as
key
Asha
Michele
I.
Think
we've
articulated
the
importance
of
the
care
that
they
provide
and
there
are
probably
better
positioned
to
provide
that
non-traditional
our
care,
because
they're
much
more
flexible,
so
I
just
wanted
to.
B
Make
sure
this
actually
that
was
similar,
although
we
didn't
have
as
much
of
the
non-traditional
hours,
that
I
recall
it
was
in
North
Carolina
when
I
worked
on
the
initiative
around
micro
lending,
but
most
of
those
borrowers
were
in
home
care
and
were
minority
women,
don't
businesses
and
we're
definitely
very
neighborhood
based,
and
so
they
were
distributed
throughout
the
county.
It
was
a
countywide,
long
pool
and
so
I'm
suspect.
We
have
a
similar
situation
here
where
we're
talking
about
and
I'd
love
to
support
neighborhood
serving
businesses.
B
B
Grocers
and
I
think
we
can't
afford
to
lose
and
in
fact
we
need
to
gain
back
child
care
capacity
and
that
this
is
an
important
thing
to
keep
in
front
of
us
and
so
I
this
this
new,
this
new
opportunity.
That
would
also
be
the
right
sector
at
the
right
part
of
the
sector
to
serve
the
non-traditional
hours.
I
think,
is
a
really
great
point.
So
can.
B
G
C
B
This
has
been
a
really
great
discussion.
I
really
appreciate
you
bringing
it
in
them
at
the
packet
and
again,
the
continuing
updates
to
the
FEM
asphere
data
it'll
be
it'll,
be
wonderful,
I'm
sure
for
you
to
get
the
census
data
as
we
move
forward
and
it'll
be
a
few
years
before
we
actually
get
the
data
from
the
enumeration
next
year.
But
it's
great
to
keep
this
in
front
of
us,
as
I
mentioned
before.
I've
come
back
to
it
in
so
many
different
policy
issues.