Franklin County RISE:

Child Care Educators

Making a difference for Franklin County’s children.

Child care is important for a great many families and provides tools that prepare children for success. At Action for Children, we aim to provide quality professional development experiences and helpful resources.

Why Work in Child Care?

Child care is important for many families and provides tools that prepare children for success. As an early child care educator, you have the unique opportunity to make a powerful impact in their communities by helping families and supporting children.

Working in child care offers:

  • Opportunity to make a difference for children and families
  • Great full-time and part-time schedule options
  • Scholarships and tuition assistance
  • Career growth potential

Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

Franklin County RISE also establishes a dedicated $500,000 emergency rental assistance fund for child care staff, with an average of $3,000 in rental assistance payments per household.

Eligible applicants for ERA through Franklin County RISE must:

  • Be currently employed by a licensed child care program in Franklin County (must submit proof of employment for application such as paystubs, or a 1040 and copy of license.)
  • Primary applicant must be able to provide 2 forms of ID. and secondary applicants (any other household member) must be able to provide 1 form of ID.  Eligible ID includes drivers license, social security card, birth certificate,  and passport.
  • Have a current written and signed rental lease agreement in Franklin County
  • Meet income guidelines

  • Be delinquent on rent or unable to make their next rent payment
  • Be able to provide evidence of hardship, such as:
    • Underemployment or loss of hours
    • Received a past due rent notice
    • Received an eviction notice on or after April 1, 2020
    • Risk of experiencing homelessness
    • Reduction of income or increased household costs due to COVID-19*

*Please note that there are many instances when COVID-19 could impact a household even if the illness was not contracted.

APPLICATIONS CLOSED (as of October 2024)

About Franklin County RISE

Franklin County RISE is funded by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and administered by Future Ready Five and Action for Children. If you are in need of interpreting services, please contact us at RISEHelp@actionforchildren.org to schedule a time.

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FRANKLIN COUNTY RISE ERA UPDATE:

Thank you for your interest in the Franklin County RISE Emergency Rental Assistance program. Due to the overwhelming response, we have reached our current program capacity, and ERA applications are now closed.

 We recognize how disappointing this news may be and are thankful for your understanding and patience with Franklin County RISE. We aim to support as many educators to offset their housing burden as possible and remain committed to exploring every avenue to improve access to quality childcare for our children and strengthen the entire early childcare system.

If you have not already, please consider exploring these additional housing resources that may be of assistance: Franklin County PRC Emergency Assistance, Tenant/Landlord Mediation services, and Columbus Legal Aid.