2025–26 · City-wide
Publicly funded daycare for families
Resident asks for state or city-funded daycare to help single and working parents, since childcare costs hold families back and keep parents from working.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
We are in desperate need of state/city-funded daycare. It will help single and working parents SO MUCH! Childcare is so expensive and holds so many families back.
Who it helps and why
It will help low-income families make ends meet and allow women to return to work, boosting their income, family’s potential, and Boston as a whole.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 23, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Community partner workshop
- Partner organization
- EASTIE Coalition
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Youth programs & schools
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Youth programs & schools from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (87 matching)
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- Expand children's museum programsExpand programs offered by children's museums.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
- Improve school facilitiesImprove the condition of school facilities.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
2024–25 (59 matching)
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- Fund youth hockeyResident asks for funding for youth hockey to make the sport more accessible and inclusive for underrepresented communities.2024–25City-wide
- Supervised evening socials for young teensResident asks community centers to host early evening supervised social events with music and activities for young teens, since schools offer few and suburbs provide them.2024–25City-wide