A new child care assistance program offered by Army Emergency Relief will provide up to $500 per family over three consecutive months starting Feb. 1, Military Times reported. The assistance is for authorized Reserve and active duty personnel who do not have access to on-base care but whose off-base child care costs are higher than the existing $1,500 monthly allowance per child.
Soldiers with PCS orders within the continental U.S. must apply within 120 days after their family has arrived in the new duty station.
Fort Drum photo by Mike Strasser
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