Upcoming Events
Mid-Year Hand in Hand NYC Chapter Meeting
Join us on Wednesday, July 28th at 8:30pm EST for our NYC Chapter Meeting to learn about our Chapter's goals for the second half of 2021, reflect about our NYC Care Campaign and what to expect for 2022!
This is a great opportunity to get to know each other, hear our care concerns and priorities, and collectively find solutions. Our voices matter and together we'll bring visibility to our care experiences as domestic employers, allies, parents, seniors and family caregivers.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/hihjuly2021
If you have questions, please email [email protected]
Best Practices for Hiring and Employing a Nanny
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81990605912 Map
Join The Institute for Families and Nannies and Hand-in-Hand for two one-hour online workshops on how to hire a nanny and create a nanny-share care arrangement! In this workshop series, parents will learn the basics of how to hire a nanny and be a fair employer to ensure a successful working relationship and the best care for your child(ren).
We will cover:
-The history of the nanny profession and its impact on nanny employment today
-Best practices for creating a mutually respectful working relationship
-How to keep your family and employee safe during the COVID-19 pandemic
-Domestic Employment laws and written agreements
-Recruiting, screening and interviewing to hire the right candidate for your family
-Health, Safety and Background check recommendations
-How to create a successful share care arrangement
Checklists, sample agreements and other resources will be provided upon the completion of webinar evaluation. The Nanny Manual by Alyce Desrosiers will be available to supplement the workshop materials.
Dates:
Part I - August 3rd
Part II - August 10th
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm PDT
Format: Zoom
Cost: Free!
REGISTER using this Zoom link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/81990605912
Past Events
Freedom PlazaWashington D.C., DC20004 Map
What does care look like in your community?
Join us for the launch on July 13 with live speakers, food trucks, and the Care is Essential march.
In partnership with Caring Across Generations, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Hand in Hand:The Domestic Employers Network and the Care Can’t Wait coalition, artist Paola Mendoza presents Communities of Care, an art installation of miniature homes representing symbolic communities of care squads around the country.
Running from July 13th-17th at the Freedom Plaza in Washington DC, this installation will transport you into the reality of care that takes place in our homes and communities.
This exhibit will be a physical manifestation of the care teams that are hard at work in our homes but also, the interconnected nature of our care via rows of homes.
Each home will have a QR code that you can scan to hear an audio note from the care team in that home.
International Domestic Workers Day Rally to Pass Intro 339!
City Hall Park, ManhattanNew York, NY Map
Join the NYC Care Campaign in celebrating International Domestic Workers Day by calling on Speaker Corey Johnson to Pass Intro 339!
We will be gathering at City Hall Park (Broadway + Park Place) to hear testimonies from workers about why Speaker Johnson needs to pass Intro 339, do a flash mob dance, and deliver our petition with over 1,000 signatures to Johnson's office. If you are interested in participating please fill out tinyurl.com/june16action
Marcha! NJ Domestic Workers Bill of Rights//Carta de Derechos de las Trabajadoras Domésticas!
7 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ 07105 Map
ESPAÑOL ABAJO:We aren't machines! From invisible to visible: We march for respect and dignity. Domestic work makes all other work possible. We are essential, not disposable! Join the National Domestic Workers Alliance and affiliates to march for a New Jersey Domestic Workers Bill of Rights on International Domestic Workers' Day. We aren't alone in this fight!
10:30am meet
11:00am march
12:00 pm Rally Newark Penn Station
See you in the streets!
// No Somos máquinas!De invisibles a visibles: Marchamos por el respeto y dignidad. El trabajo doméstica hace posible todo lo demás trabajo. Somos esenciales, no desechables! únase con nosotrxs los afiliados de la Alianza Nacional de Trabajadora del Hogar para marchar por una Carta de Derechos Estatal para las Trabajadoras Domésticas de New Jersey en el Día Intl de las Trabajadoras Doéssticas!
1030am se reune.
11am marcha.
12pm Rally en Newark Penn Station
¡Nos vemos en las calles!
NY Health Act NOW: A conversation about Long-Term Care ft Ady Barkan & NY Caring Majority
Join older adults, disabled people, family caregivers, & home care workers to share stories and learn about the urgent need to pass the New York Health Act to fix our broken long-term care system. If we want to live in a New York that works for everyone who gives and receives care, we need to take action for single-payer health care now.
Our special guest, Ady Barkan, is a nationally-recognized healthcare activist who, at 32, was diagnosed with ALS. He is the co-founder of the Be a Hero Fund and an organizer for the Center for Popular Democracy where he led the Fed Up campaign and founded Local Progress. He has been featured in The NY Times and Politico and in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2020 list. We are excited for Ady Barkan to join with NY Caring Majority leaders, Kendra Scalia, Vicenta Alvarez and Sandra Abramson on Tuesday as we enter the final push for the NY Health Act!
Closed Captioning, ASL Interpretation, Spanish Interpretation and Visual Description
RSVP NOW for the ZOOM link: actionnetwork.org/events/ady-barkan-and-the-ny-caring-majority?clear_id=true
Everybody In, Nobody Out! #PassNYHealth
Washington Park, Albany NY
We are the closest we have ever been to winning universal healthcare for all New Yorkers. We ask you to join us in Albany on Monday, June 7th at 9:30 AM sharp for our final push to win the New York Health Act THIS legislative session which ends on June 10.
Almost 7 years ago, the Campaign for New York Health formed to build a statewide movement to pass the New York Health Act which guarantees comprehensive public healthcare to all New Yorkers that live or work in New York State. With the New York Health Act, a predictable progressive tax on workers and employers will fund a comprehensive public health system that will mean every New Yorker, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay, will receive the care they need without paying skyrocketing premiums, deductibles, and copays.
This past March, primary sponsors of the NY Health Act -- Assemblymember Richard Gottfried and Senator Gustavo Rivera -- introduced the NY Health Act with MAJORITY SUPPORT in BOTH the NYS Assembly and Senate for the first time ever. It is power of the people that got us to the cusp of victory, and it will be the power of the people that push the NY Health Act over the finish line.
The Campaign for NY Health is planning a major statewide day of action in Albany on Monday, June 7th. We are calling on our partners from across the state to join us. Everyone will reach Albany by 9:30 AM for breakfast and begin actions by 11:00 AM.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Please RSVP by filling out this pre-registration form as soon as possible if you’re interested in joining us: forms.gle/9T9pWh8j23GvHKGBA. Your RSVP will not be considered a final commitment, but is necessary to help us determine logistics. A final registration form will be circulated once all of the transportation and COVID safety logistics have been determined, so that you can take those details into consideration before confirming your attendance. Please pay special attention to the form if you are a representative, member, volunteer, or staff person for an organization affiliated with the Campaign for NY Health; we want to hear from you!
- Logistics for transportation and COVID safety are underway. We will either arrange for busses or coordinate carpools, depending on the number of initial RSVPs and what people are comfortable with.
If you have any questions, please contact Mohini Sharma, the Organizing Director ofMetro Justice, one of the founding organizations of the Campaign for New York Health. You can email Mohini at [email protected], call her cell at 585-623-9633 and leave a message, or text her cell.
Looking forward to winning the New York Health Act with you!
UWS NYC Council Candidate Forum (District 6)
*Habra interpretación simultánea al Español en el foro de candidatos.
Join the NYC Care Campaign members on Wednesday, April 28th from 8:00pm to 9:30pm for a District 6 NYC Council Candidate Forum (Upper West Side). We're excited to hear from the candidates their ideas to transform the domestic work & care sector to one that works for everyone: workers, parents, family caregivers, older adults and people with disabilities.
Our main issues are:
Government investment in the domestic and care sector to create good quality jobs and make care accessible to all New Yorkers, so parents, older adults and people with disabilities have the care and support they need at home
Advancing equality by passing anti-discriminatory and labor laws to protect low-wage workers, in particular immigrant Black, Indigenous and women of color (BIWOC).
The NYC Care Campaign is a growing coalition of domestic workers, employers, parents, families, caregivers, older adults, and people with disabilities working together to transform New York City’s care economy to one that is just, equitable and sustainable for all. The campaign is led by the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, Adhikaar, Carroll Gardens Association. Some of the endorser organizations are Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Innovative Youth Care, among other local groups.
NYC Care Campaign: Mayoral Interview with Maya Wiley
Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network45 Broadway, Suite 320New York, NY10006 Map
The NYC Care Campaign is kicking off our first mayoral interview this weekend! Join the NYC Care Campaign members on Sunday, April 25th from 6:30pm to 7:15pm EST for an intimate interview with Maya Wiley, mayoral candidate for NYC.
Domestic workers continue to be relegated from major protections including a concrete government plan to address human trafficking that impacts foreign domestic workers, ensuring human rights protections in the workplace, and providing support for the care sector and immigrant workers during the pandemic. Access to care also continues to be an issue for working families, older adults, and people with disabilities. While NYPD's budget continues to increase each year, other vital sectors like the care sector are defunded. The new NYC Mayor must do everything possible to end the care crisis.
We hope to see you on Zoom this Sunday to listen to Maya Wiley's plan for NYC!
Register here:
actionnetwork.org/events/sunday-maya-wiley-mayoral-interview-nyc-care-campaign?source=direct_link&
Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network45 Broadway, Suite 320New York, NY10006 Map
*Habra interpretación al Español en el forum.*
*Register for the Zoom link at tinyurl.com/carefor14
On Tuesday, April 20th from 7:30pm to 9:30pm EST join NYC Care Campaign members and the Bronx District 14 - Morris Heights, University Heights, Fordham, Kingsbridge community, for District 14 NYC Council Candidate forum to hear from the candidates about investing in domestic and care work, and legislative priorities to advance workers rights.
Our main issues are:
- Government investment in the domestic and care sector to create good quality jobs and make care accessible to all New Yorkers, so parents, older adults, and people with disabilities have the care and support they need at home
- Advancing equality by passing anti-discriminatory and labor laws to protect low-wage workers, in particular immigrant Black, Indigenous, and women of color (BIWOC).
The NYC Care Campaign is a growing coalition of domestic workers, employers, parents, families, caregivers, older adults, and people with disabilities working together to transform New York City’s care economy into one that is just, equitable and sustainable for all. The campaign is led by the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, Adhikaar, Carroll Gardens Association. Some of the endorser organizations are Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Innovative Youth Care, among other local groups
District 8 NYC Council Candidate Interviews
*Habra interpretación al Español en la reunión de candidatas.
Join the NYC Care Campaign members on Monday, April 19th from 8:30pm to 9:30pm for a District 8 (El Barrio/East Harlem, Mott Haven, Highbridge, Concourse, Longwood, Port Morris​). NYC Council Candidate Forum. We're excited to hear from the candidates their ideas to transform the domestic work & care sector to one that works for everyone: workers, parents, family caregivers, older adults and people with disabilities.
Our main issues are:
Government investment in the domestic and care sector to create good quality jobs and make care accessible to all New Yorkers, so parents, older adults and people with disabilities have the care and support they need at home
Advancing equality by passing anti-discriminatory and labor laws to protect low-wage workers, in particular immigrant Black, Indigenous and women of color (BIWOC).
The NYC Care Campaign is a growing coalition of domestic workers, employers, parents, families, caregivers, older adults, and people with disabilities working together to transform New York City’s care economy to one that is just, equitable and sustainable for all. The campaign is led by the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, Adhikaar, Carroll Gardens Association. Some of the endorser organizations are Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Innovative Youth Care, among other local groups.
NYC District 38 Candidate Forum
*There'll be simultaneous interpretation to English (Scroll down for English)
Este sábado, 17 de abril de 6pm a las 7:30pm trabajadoras inmigrantes del hogar, empleadoras, y vecinos (as) de Sunset Park, Red Hook, Greenwood Heights y partes de Borough Park, Dyker Heights y Windsor Terrace harán preguntas a los (as) candidatos (as) para el Distrito 38 del Concejo de la Ciudad. Las preguntas se basaran sobre las demandas de nuestra campaña para el cuidado sobre transformar el trabajo del hogar y el sector del cuidado a uno que funcione para todes: trabajadoras, padres y madres de familia, cuidadores de familiares, personas mayores y personas con discapacidad.
Join the NYC Care Campaign members on Saturday, April 17th from 3600pm to 7:30pm for a District 35 NYC Council Candidate Forum. We're excited to hear from the candidates their ideas to transform the domestic work & care sector to one that works for everyone: workers, parents, family caregivers, older adults and people with disabilities.
Our main issues are:
Government investment in the domestic and care sector to create good quality jobs and make care accessible to all New Yorkers, so parents, older adults and people with disabilities have the care and support they need at home
Advancing equality by passing anti-discriminatory and labor laws to protect low-wage workers, in particular immigrant Black, Indigenous and women of color (BIWOC).
The NYC Care Campaign is a growing coalition of domestic workers, employers, parents, families, caregivers, older adults, and people with disabilities working together to transform New York City’s care economy to one that is just, equitable and sustainable for all. The campaign is led by the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, Adhikaar, Carroll Gardens Association. Some of the endorser organizations are Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Innovative Youth Care, among other local groups.
