![]() ![]() While other countries support families with child care benefits, the United States offers no national programs. Seattle Parks and Rec offers free and affordable programs such as toddler gym time, but the hours are limited at Jefferson Community Center and Rainier Community Center.” ![]() “In the winter in Beacon Hill, it is hard to entertain a child in the rainy months. We have paid sick leave but underfunded enforcement.” She would like the city to fund expanded programs for young children in all neighborhoods. ![]() ![]() Garbes believes the city of Seattle could do more to support caregivers. “My first apartment was a $400 studio in Capitol Hill. Garbes has lived in Seattle for 20 years. “I have talked about my book in different cities, and it is great to look at the issues in my own city.” “I love Real Change,” Garbes said when I interviewed her in June. While Garbes has been interviewed on national programs including the Daily Show with Trevor Noah and on NPR’s Fresh Air, she welcomed the opportunity to reflect on the specific challenges of rearing children in Seattle. In “Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change,” Garbes examines the structural failures that make child-rearing so difficult in the United States. Angela Garbes is a Seattle-based writer whose new book focuses on the need for communities to support caregivers. ![]()
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