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Causes: AIDS, Child Day Care, Children & Youth, Education, Health, Preschools
Mission: As the AIDS epidemic progresses, the greatest increases in new infections are occurring in women, particularly in the African-American community, and among persons in their late teens and early twenties. Based on these statistics, we anticipate the number of children living in HIV-affected families will continue to increase over time. These families generally tend to be socioeconomically disadvantaged and, therefore, unable to pay for child care themselves.The target population for Lydia's House services are HIV-affected low-income families living in the Greater Cincinnati area. The majority of these families are headed by single women of color. Many families served by Lydia's House have difficulty meeting eligibility criteria for day care funding. They are not well enough to qualify for assistance through the county day care voucher program, which requires recipients to either be working or going to school, and not sick enough to qualify for Ryan White Care Act Funds. Consequently, these high risk families "fall through the cracks" and their children do not receive the early interventions that facilitate academic success and social skill development. Lydia's House is filling an unmet need for these families by accepting children into the day care program, regardless of the family's ability to pay for services.
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