Rural West Virginians Cutting Back On Basics

About 67% of rural West Virginia families say their financial situation will most likely worsen in the coming year. Experts from the First Five Years Fund say families are delaying having more children and are either cutting back on basics or struggling to keep a job due to childcare costs. Sarah Rubinfield with First Five says affordable childcare is becoming a burden…

“In West Virginia, childcare costs an average of $850 a month, which is a sizable portion of a family’s monthly budget. So this is having real, tangible impacts on families and how they’re living their lives.”