As federal attacks on Medicaid and home care accelerate, California’s May Revision budget fails to shield Californians with disabilities, older adults, immigrant families, and home care workers from the full force of the federal “Big Beautiful Bill” H.R. 1. Care is how California thrives. The May Revision budget must be amended to reflect that truth before it becomes law.
Today is Equal Pay Day 2026, a stark reminder that the gender wage gap continues to deprive working women of economic security. At the current pace, women working full time won’t see equal pay until 2088. Investing in national paid family and medical leave, along with public investments in child care and home care, is essential to keeping women in the workforce and closing the wage gap once and for all.
Big news from Olympia! We won! Governor Ferguson’s signature on March 9th made the Washington Domestic Workers Bill of Rights a reality
Across California, something powerful happened on Valentine’s Day. Instead of flowers and chocolates for sweethearts, long-term care workers, home care employers, people with disabilities, older adults, and family caregivers delivered valentines to their state legislators, with a clear and urgent message to stop cuts to care by Congress.
As federal policy destabilizes Medi-Cal and home care nationwide, Governor Newsom’s proposed 2026–27 budget will determine whether California protects care or allows it to be dismantled. Rather than stabilizing these programs and backfilling cuts triggered by H.R. 1, the Governor’s budget proposal creates new barriers to Medi-Cal access and weakens California’s largest home care program, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS).
Hand in Hand stands with Minnesota and cities across the country experiencing the increased violence and enforcement of federal deployments of ICE.
This week, we celebrate the 95th birthday of Dorothy Lee Bolden, a trailblazer for domestic workers. We uplift and celebrate her legacy by continuing to fight for the rights of domestic workers.
At Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, we know that care is at the heart of strong communities. We also know that building a culture of care means rethinking how we organize ourselves, share responsibility and resources.
Gayle Kirshenbaum, founding Hand in Hand member, shares her story about getting involved in the domestic worker rights movement and her journey as a nanny and now homecare employer.
Right now, the U.S. Senate is deliberating a budget reconciliation bill—a proposal that would gut essential care programs, target immigrant communities, and hand billions of dollars in tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans at the expense of the most vulnerable.
