For many working families, summer isn’t a break at all--in fact, with school out, it can be the most difficult and expensive time of the year.
When did the cost of summer become so high? What can cities and states do to help? What about the federal government? The Trump budget threatens the only federal government summer program fund.
Guests:
Claudia Quinones, partnerships manager at the Children’s Council of San Francisco
Julie Kashen, policy director with Make it Work
Erik Peterson, Vice President at the Afterschool Alliance
Web Resources:
Childrens Council of San Francisco
The Families That Can’t Afford Summer
How summer camp went from urban escape to rich-kid refuge
