Federal grant helps parents attending community college with childcare costs

This article was originally published on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 and is only presented for historical purposes. The information below may no longer be relevant or accurate.

Chamber Business News reported the Children’s Center at Mesa Community College (MCC) and the Children’s Learning Center at GateWay Community College (GWCC) are recipients of the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant, which provides $58,368 a year for four years to support student parents attending college at each location. Kris Bliss, director of student services at MCC, and Kenichi Maruyama, grant coordinator at MCC, are interviewed.