{"id":4129,"date":"2026-11-10T11:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T17:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=4129"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T17:47:48","slug":"jccc-foundation-fills-the-void-of-the-ccampis-child-care-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2026\/11\/10\/jccc-foundation-fills-the-void-of-the-ccampis-child-care-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"JCCC Foundation Fills The Void Of The CCAMPIS Child Care Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Program Director of the Hiersteiner Child Development Center, Courtney Hultgren, and the
\nExecutive Director of the JCCC Foundation, Joy Ginsburg, discuss funding efforts for the
\nCCAMPIS-eligible student parents, and they will continue to receive 100% childcare
\nfunding for the Spring and Summer 2027 semesters. <\/strong><\/em>Photo By: Manahil Fatima<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The JCCC Foundation is funding 15 student parents who lost CCAMPIS grant support, ensuring they can attend and complete the school year with funding for spring and summer 2027.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In an announcement sent to student parents on Nov. 4, Courtney Hultgren, director of the Hiersteiner Child Development Center, wrote:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We are writing with encouraging news regarding child<\/span> care funding for the upcoming semesters,\u201d Hultgren <\/span>said.<\/span> \u201cThanks to the very generous support of the\u202fJCCC Foundation, we are pleased to share that current CCAMPIS-eligible student parents will continue to receive 100% child<\/span> care funding.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

JCCC Foundation Filled a Void<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The JCCC Foundation filled a void created by the Department of Education’s decision not to select JCCC for the CCAMPIS grant. As a result, the 15 student parents could have been left without childcare funding for the rest of the school year.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joy Ginsburg, executive director of the JCCC Foundation, said that since she has been at the Foundation, they have raised more funds for unrestricted scholarships.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have more flexibility when something like this comes up to move money over to support,\u201d Ginsburg said. \u201cIt is such a huge priority for me because we want our students to have access to childcare.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Student Parents Are Appreciative<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rachel Sztaba, a second-year student at JCCC enrolled in the Certified Nursing Aide program, is grateful to the JCCC Foundation because, without its generous contribution, she could not have finished the school year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels good that I don’t have to worry about the cost of childcare,\u201d Sztaba said. \u201cI’m able to finish up my education.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Littlest Students<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The student parents are not the only ones affected by this. This situation also affects the unseen or unheard voices that do not receive enough recognition in the broader grant debate: the children who no longer have access to an accredited childcare facility.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joy Ginsburg raised an excellent point when discussing the CCAMPIS grant and what she feels is a major impact of not receiving the grant. It\u2019s what she called the littlest students.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou hate for our littlest students, our youngest students, to not be able to continue through the program,\u201d Ginsburg said.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hiersteiner Child Development Center is providing an education to the 17 enrolled children of the student parents.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey are learning their numbers and colors and how to interact,\u201d Ginsburg said. \u201cThey are receiving a top-notch education from an accredited childcare facility.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

JCCC Not Selected for CCAMPIS Grant<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Department of Education intended to award the CCAMPIS grant to more than 148 schools, but it selected only 40 schools nationwide.\u202fThe Department of Education selected no schools in Kansas.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On Oct. 3, the Hiersteiner Child Development Center discovered that they had not been selected for the CCAMPIS grant and had to inform student parents that funding would end.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was devastated for families,\u201d Hultgren said. \u201cIt’s a huge impact.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, there was funding yet to be spent from CCAMPIS, and the Hiersteiner Child Development Center had to submit that notice by Sept. 30 to use the remaining funds.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, student parents enrolled in CCAMPIS had their child care covered for the rest of the fall semester. The JCCC Foundation is stepping up to cover the spring and summer 2027 semester for student parents.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

JCCC Will Pursue Additional Funding<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While this funding commitment from the JCCC Foundation provides important stability for spring and summer 2027, JCCC will continue pursuing additional grant and scholarship opportunities and intends to apply for future CCAMPIS funding if the opportunity reopens.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anthony Funari, executive director of the Grants, Leadership and Development Office, said the grant is very important for student parents because it gives them the opportunity to take more classes and spend more time on coursework. He also confirmed via email that JCCC would apply for the CCAMPIS grant if it reopened.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Program Director of the Hiersteiner Child Development Center, Courtney Hultgren, and the Executive Director of the JCCC Foundation, Joy Ginsburg, discuss funding efforts for the CCAMPIS-eligible student parents, and they will continue to receive 100% childcare funding for the Spring and Summer 2027 semesters. Photo By: Manahil Fatima The JCCC Foundation is funding 15 student […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":4130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[342],"class_list":["post-4129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Mike Kemper","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/author\/sepstein\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/files\/2026\/11\/3540055-2-300x199.jpg","coauthors":[{"link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/author\/mike-kemper\/","display_name":"Mike Kemper"}],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Featured<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Featured<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 days ago","modified":"Updated 5 days ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on November 10, 2026","modified":"Updated on November 10, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on November 10, 2026 11:47 am","modified":"Updated on November 10, 2026 11:47 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":342,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"mike-kemper","display_name":"Mike Kemper","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","avatar_alt":"","avatar_decorative":"","author_category":"","first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/files\/2026\/11\/3540055-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4129"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4132,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4129\/revisions\/4132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4129"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=4129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}