Dear Council Members, I am writing to express my enthusiastic support for MCC and its essential role in our community. I am extremely concerned to see discussion of closing MCC on today’s agenda. As a parent of young children that uses the preschool, after school care and summer camps, our family would be extremely affected by this closure. MCC has provided exceptional care in a diverse setting for our children. Affordable care in a central location with easy access to public facilities provides a beacon to young families and is sorely needed in a city with few other options and huge challenges adding new daycare facilities. When we first moved here, we spent over 3 months reaching out to daycares with no success. It was only a lucky last minute cancellation that allowed us to place our children at MCC. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have been able to work and we would not be able to afford to live in this community. In addition to its direct benefit to my family, MCC has served as a valuable community builder. In light of our global re-evaluation of personal and economic priorities post-COVID, the idea that we would choose to eliminate such an essential service to a vulnerable population is appalling. MCC serves as a community for our children, an essential service for our economy and an example of what is right about city services. Its elimination would damage the fabric of our community and would be very difficult to restore. Best, Kristen Received on Tue May 12 2020 - 14:43:40 PDT
