Clackamas County residents are about to have their say on a project that's putting childcare within reach for families struggling to meet ends. The county is wrapping up its Child Care Scholarship project—a venture-backed financially by Community Development Block Grant dollars courtesies of the Oregon Business Development Department. This initiative, which spans the entire county, isn't just another bureaucratic box tick; it's reported to have helped at least 75 souls, all of whom are battling it out in the trenches of low or moderate-income brackets.

A public hearing is on the books for 10 a.m. on April 25, where the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners will switch gears from policymakers to listeners, the meeting location is the Public Services Building, 2051 Kaen Rd, Oregon City, OR, situated in the 4th Floor Board Room. 

But the podium isn't the only place where voices can ring out. Written comments are being collected like valuable coins and can be sent flying through the digital ether, with April 17 as the stopping point for submissions, it's an open invitation to citizens to hammer out their thoughts and ship them over to [email protected]. And for those who are more inclined to the spoken word, their oral comments won't just echo in the chamber, they're guaranteed to be heard and reviewed by the Board of Commissioners.

For more info or for anyone ready to chart a digital path straight to the source, visit the county's official announcement at Clackamas County's news update.