Care Forward
In November 2023, following an Executive Order from President Biden, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released sample contracts designed to help domestic workers and their employers establish clear job expectations and fair working relationships. Written agreements benefit everyone who values care for all! Care Forward has adapted the DOL's templates with recommendations from our community members to make this easy for you!
The "bronze contract" helps you get started, while the "gold contract" helps you update existing agreements to make them even stronger!
Care Forward leverages the power of community to raise standards for domestic work at the neighborhood level. We do this by creating a framework for domestic workers and employers to engage in ongoing dialogue and negotiation around pay and other conditions; developing campaigns that raise awareness and enforcement of existing rights/laws and working to formalize domestic work standards for the neighborhood by coordinating a community standards board with workers, employers, and allies. Check out coverage from our event commemorating the recently proclaimed Care Workers Recognition Month!
Check out the recap video of our powerful Care Forward launch in Park Slope! Scroll down for more coverage.
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2022 Highlights
Created and circulated a survey for workers to identify priority issues
Reached over 200 workers through direct outreach
Created a worker-led strategy group that met biweekly
Created a worker-led outreach team that conducted weekly outreach in parks + libraries in Carroll Gardens and Park Slope
Held four employer outreach events in Park Slope
Created social media presence on Twitter and Instagram
Developed a What is Overtime Curriculum in collaboration with We Rise Peer Educators and Take Root Justice
Held 12 Overtime trainings in English + Spanish attended by over 150 workers
Presented at the NDWA Congress as part of a broader standards-raising platform
Created a partnership with Councilmember Shahana Hanif to support and collaborate with. More to come in 2023!
Got Care Forward on the District 39 Participatory Budgeting Ballot
Held Care Forward-sponsored Care Conversation with Councilmember Hanif, Park Slope Parents, and over 50 attendees
Scenes from the Care Forward Launch!
On Sunday, September 26, 2021 hundreds of domestic workers, employers, and community allies gathered to launch Care Forward in JJ Byrne Park in Park Slope. Check out some photos below and media coverage of our launch!
