LeeCARES offering funds for child care costs

LeeCARES logo. Photo via WINK News

More relief is here for you to cover child care costs.

You can get up to $3,500 through the county’s LeeCARES program as long as you can prove you’ve lost income because of the pandemic. Lee County is working with the United Way and Gold Seal providers to help pay to take care of your child if you’re struggling to make ends meet.

Visit here for more information.

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