About this episode

The episode discusses the modern challenges of parenthood and childcare, particularly for low-income and unhoused families.

WBBM's Rob Hart is joined by Dawn Melchiorre & Jeannie Thomas of Cradles to Crayons to discuss the modern day price of parenthood & childcare, life for low-income/unhoused parents, the state of childcare and more.

People in this episode

Host: Rob Hart

Guests: Dawn Melchiorre, Jeannie Thomas

Topics covered

• parenthood
• childcare
• low-income parents
• unhoused parents
• childcare state

Keywords

• parenthood
• childcare
• low-income
• unhoused
• Cradles to Crayons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cradles to Crayons

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