Trump’s Partisan Funding Freeze Threatens Child Care and Social Services for Low-Income Families
Washington, D.C. —The Trump Administration is planning to freeze $10 billion in funding for child care subsidies, social services, and cash assistance for low-income families in Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois, and Colorado.
Across the five states that will be impacted, thousands of children remain uninsured. Current uninsured rates for children are:
- Colorado: 6.3%
- Minnesota: 3.8%
- Illinois: 3.4%
- California: 3.0%
- New York: 2.5%
Condemning the Trump administration’s funding freeze, Voto Latino released the following statement:
“It is utterly concerning that the Trump administration is once again weaponizing critical resources to target and threaten Democratic-run states as a form of political retribution. Freezing life-saving funding that millions of children and working families rely on is shameful. President Trump, alongside Congressional Republicans, has continuously turned his back on working families and low-income Americans, and children. Freezing critical funding for child care, cash assistance, and social services puts hundreds of thousands of children and working parents at risk, with Latino families bearing the harm.
Voto Latino calls on the Trump administration to give the funding back to the states he’s targeting for political gain, and urges Congress to exercise its oversight authority to hold the administration accountable and ensure federal funds are distributed lawfully and without political bias or retaliation. At the same time, Voto Latino will double down on our efforts to inform, engage, and mobilize our communities ahead of the 2026 elections—working to elect leaders who protect the wellbeing of all families, and ensure our government serves the people it represents.”
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Voto Latino is a civic advocacy organization dedicated to educating and empowering the next generation of Latino voters while working to build a more inclusive and representative democracy. Since its founding, Voto Latino has registered nearly two million voters. In 2024, the organization took legal action to protect voting rights, filing multiple lawsuits in Texas, Arizona, and North Carolina to safeguard access to the ballot ahead of the elections.