How did you get involved with Hand in Hand? I got involved with Hand in Hand in 2011. At the time the chapter had just started in California and was
GOTV Member Spotlight: Vicki Kaplan
Earlier this month, we asked California Hand in Hand member Vicki Kaplan, long-time organizer and GOTV mobilizer, to share her expertise on starting voting conversations and how she became involved
The California Campaign for Health and Safety for All Workers: A Struggle We Dared to Wage
by Eileen Boris You don’t have to be a scientist to know that smoke kills. In response to the intensifying California wildfires that each year break records in numbers of
EMPLOYER GUIDES FOR NANNIES & ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING POD SUPERVISORS
With distance learning, families are figuring out new ways to support their children’s education. The following guides outline ways to practice our values of community, equity and fairness— as well as create clear agreements with other families and people who are hired to supervise online distance learning.
EMPLOYER GUIDE: Nannies Supervising Online Distance Learning
Asking the nanny you employ or hiring a nanny to take on supervising home instruction makes a lot of sense because nannies bring excellent skills and experience to ensure that
Back to School: What Nannies Are Saying
Just as parents and caregivers are negotiating unprecedented challenges this school year in the midst of COVID, nannies are also struggling with shifting working conditions and expectations by employers. On
Get Out the Vote Conversation Guide
The 2020 election will be a critical one for ensuring that voters stay safe while exercising their right to vote, and it’s a year that demands that everyone do their part to ensure that their network takes the time to cast their ballot. Here are some tips for how to reach out to people in your extended networks.
Member Spotlight: Kendra Scalia
Tell us a bit about yourself, and your role as a domestic employer: My name is Kendra Scalia and I am a proud disabled woman currently living in Newburgh, New
Recap: Crip Camp: The Fight for Disability & Domestic Worker Rights
This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Americans for Disabilities Act. On July 2, Hand in Hand celebrated this landmark legislation with a virtual panel, Crip Camp: The Fight
Recap: Ableism 101 Workshop
People with disabilities are the largest minority group in this country; one in five people in the United States experience life with a disability. However, we rarely discuss the struggle for policy wins and the history of disability justice organizing.