On Tuesday June 9th, we held a virtual Town Hall about Care Work, Economic Recovery & the Green New Deal with Naomi Klein and Ai-Jen Poo.
Care Work, Economic Recovery & the Green New Deal
How Racism Impacts Black Domestic Workers and What Employers Can Do
On June 9th and 16th, Hand in Hand and We Dream in Black (WeDIB), a program of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, convened two virtual dialogues with Black domestic workers and domestic employers in New York City. These conversations led to this guide on the mental and emotional toll of racism on Black domestic workers, and how you as an employer can best support the worker in your home.
Connecting the Dots: Anti-Black Racism & Domestic Employment
Understanding the relationship between anti-Black racism and domestic employment, and steps you can take to end the cycle of violence.
Agreement for Nanny work during COVID
Use this checklist if you are an employer thinking about hiring or re-hiring a nanny in your home during COVID-19.
Nanny Employer FAQ’s During COVID
Answers to some of the most-asked questions surrounding hiring or re-hiring a nanny during COVID-19.
House Cleaner Employer Checklist During COVID-19
Use this checklist if you are an employer thinking about hiring or re-hiring a house cleaner in your home during COVID-19.
Black Lives Matter
Hand in Hand was founded to fight against structural racism that has historically devalued Black lives. Learn how we’re committed to being anti-racist in every aspect of our lives from treating workers in our homes with dignity and fairness to taking courageous public action to defend Black lives.
Mourning the lives lost in nursing homes due to COVID-19
On Memorial Day weekend, as part of actions organized by Hand in Hand, people gathered across New York State and from their home to demand more protections for nursing home workers, and remember those lost at the hardest hit nursing facilities by coronavirus in the state.
Nanny Employer Checklist During COVID-19
Use this checklist if you are an employer thinking about hiring or re-hiring a nanny in your home during COVID-19.
Enlarging our circle of caring: Susan Naimark
A guest post by Susan Naimark on the importance of community building and collective care in this moment.
