NDWA NEWSLETTER  |  FEBRUARY 2023

In the coming days we're delivering a petition to Congress urging lawmakers to invest in care this year. Join us: add your name today.

Too often, these caregivers are forced to make difficult decisions to support the people they love. A better care system will ensure that care workers, family caregivers, older adults, and people with disabilities aren’t left behind.

We’re starting the new year by joining our partner Caring Across Generations by organizing thousands of people who give and receive care.

We need Congress to invest in programs for universal paid leave, affordable child care, and accessible in-home and community care for aging or disabled people. We need to lower out-of-pocket care costs and end waiting lists for services that millions of families across the country need and deserve right now.

Take action today and tell Congress: Care Can’t Wait.

On Tuesday, February 28th, advocates like you will gather in Washington, DC for a #CareCantWait event. This event will feature workers and people who are impacted by the care system. The event will end with the delivery of our collective petition to elected officials.

Can't make it to DC? Take action online on February 28th and tell your representatives: Care can't wait, and neither can we. Learn more at Caring Across Generations.

The North Carolina NDWA-We Dream in Black Chapter organizes domestic workers throughout the state for better wages and improved working conditions. The team also plays a lead role in local coalitions to win rights, recognition and safety for all low-wage workers.

The North Carolina chapter is currently fighting for bold and unprecedented investment into child care in North Carolina in order to create the infrastructure needed to fully support and retain an effective workforce, and provide quality care to all who need it.

As we continue our celebration of Black History Month, we honor two Black domestic worker organizers and movement ancestors who were leaders in the civil rights movement in the Midwest, and who founded local domestic worker organizations:

Mary Upshaw McClendon was a single mother and household worker who founded the Detroit Household Workers Organization in 1969. The group brought Black and Latina workers together to improve working conditions. Her motto was, "none will be free until we are all free."

Geraldine Roberts' civil rights activism inspired her to organize a domestic workers group in Cleveland in 1965. Their initiatives included a hotline for domestic workers, rallies to improve labor conditions, educational funds for young women, educational programs for employers, supporting other striking workers, and raising funds for impoverished families during the holidays.

Check out more inspiring stories about movement ancestors and more Black domestic worker organizing history on our interactive timeline.

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