John,

This is it. Almost everything our domestic worker movement has fought for legislatively now hangs on the decisions of a few Senators.

It is no exaggeration to say we may not get another opportunity for decades to make such a profound impact on the lives of over a million low-paid workers, especially Black women, by making care jobs, good jobs as part of the Build Back Better plan.

Let’s not forget: Black women are the *key* reason we are on the cusp of this moment. Last year, Black women voters, organizers, and campaigners overcame historic voter suppression to vote in the Georgia special election which set the stage of today’s Senate.

We were told we saved democracy. Now it’s democracy’s turn, and we REFUSE to let one or two Senators block the will of millions. We are going ALL OUT to get the Build Back Better Act passed with a full investment in home and community based services, and one consequence of this intense focus is that we’re heading into November facing a steep fundraising gap of $20,000.

Less than 1% of those reading this will give, but if everyone who is able gives now, we could close this gap in seconds. Any amount will fuel this critical final phase. Can you donate $25 now?

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Women, particularly women of color, have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 she-cession. Almost 1 in 5 home care workers — most of whom are women of color — live in poverty. 3 out of 4 domestic workers we surveyed in August faced food insecurity.

It’s so obvious, but we have to repeat it again and again and again: it does NOT have to be this way. The decision before Congress could add one million jobs for Black, brown, AAPI, Indigenous and immigrant women who make up the care workforce in this country. These will be GOOD JOBS: jobs that pay a dignified wage, jobs with benefits like paid time off and access to training.

This is exactly the vision of America many Black women were thinking could be created when we showed up in overwhelming numbers last election — and now it’s time to deliver.

We keep saying it because it’s true: we are SO close to a historic change that will begin to reverse generations of discrimination and exploitation against low-paid domestic workers, and we need your support to keep this up:

John: Can you make a much-needed donation to close our fundraising gap in this critical final phase?

Thanks for all you do,

Ayanna Smith
Atlanta Organizer | We Dream In Black
National Domestic Workers Alliance