A Fort Worth organization, the Center for Transforming Lives (CTL), is offering free, drop-in childcare to single moms enrolled in its programs. The nonprofit’s CEO, Carol Klocek, believes that schools and businesses should adopt a similar model to make childcare more accessible.

A Solution to Childcare Deserts

According to a report from the Texas Women’s Foundation, more than half of Texas counties are considered childcare deserts. The CTL’s goal is to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty by providing childcare to mothers who are enrolled in programs such as parent education classes, job certifications, or counseling.

One mom, Sinquese Savage, has been utilizing the CTL’s free childcare while completing a forklift and logistics program. She said that without the free childcare, she wouldn’t have been able to complete the program.

Klocek and Savage are glad to see these types of spaces being utilized in their community. Savage says the real benefit of these programs is for the children, as it allows their parents to be an example for them.

Original reporting: Fort Worth Report — read the source article.