At one point, Amelia Williams and her husband were paying nearly half of their full-time incomes for daycare for their two kids. The weight of that financial load was crushing. "We were essentially playing roulette on which bills we were gonna pay, which bills had the least late fees," Amelia said. The family staved off eviction and reluctantly used food banks, but the situation was taking a toll on their 9-year-old son, Aaron. "My son started getting depressed," Amelia said. "He was always in his room, didn’t want to come out because we didn't really have food for him to eat if he was hungry." At one point, the couple didn't have enough money for groceries so Aaron offered up his life savings -- $150. Amelia had no choice but to take it.  "It was heartbreaking," she said. "It makes me feel like I don't do enough for my kids. It makes me feel like I wasn't supporting them the way I should, that I wasn't there for them." But Amelia's family was lucky. At least they had a place to send their kids. According to the State Department of Children, Youth and Families, there are about 35,000 kids who need daycare in Snohomish County, alone, but fewer than 10,000 actual spaces. Wait lists extend for five or six months. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/money/economy/snohomish-county-covid-funds-expand-daycare/281-e5f1f432-c9c5-4046-bda3-1aa61b4277b1