Why get involved?
There are over 200,000 domestic workers in New York City alone. Domestic workers have always been overlooked, devalued, and underrepresented. With the help of this growing community, WE helped PASS a life-changing bill, Intro 339 in July 2021! Until this bill, domestic workers had no legislature protecting them from discrimination, poverty, or basic human rights not by the city, state, or federal government, and enough was enough. Our agency was birthed in New York City, and we will never stop advocating for every domestic worker helping the city we thrive in, run every day. Domestic workers have been supporting families that are running the gamut of the city, high profile, celebrity, and/or wealthy, affluent families, and it is the domestic employers’ responsibility to step up and get involved in this movement or continue to contribute to systemic racism and benefit from those working in your home while turning a blind eye to the harsh realities they face once they leave. Domestic workers have been victims of this oppression long before the global pandemic and the black lives matter movement. BIPOC and immigrant women are the majority of domestic workers working in NYC and across this country. This mistreatment parallels indentured servitude and TODAY domestic workers will no longer accept this mistreatment, whether there is a bill of rights or not. Innovative Youth Care stands with all domestic workers and their families to create harmony in everyone’s homes and sustainable childcare so ALL children can thrive.
Are you an employer of a domestic worker? Here is how to get involved with real change!
We’ve partnered with Hand In Hand to support the transformation of the care system and our clients support this mission!
NYC domestic workers, employers, parents, family caregivers, seniors, and people with disabilities deserve access to quality care and support they need, and domestic workers deserve dignified and respectful working conditions!
Care is our present and future and we need your help. Employers of domestic workers are voices our federal government MUST hear in order to see more change, so please join us and tell your NYC family & friends!
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We are proud affiliates of Hand In Hand; since 2018, they are a domestic employers organization based in New York City. They educate employers on fair & ethical hiring practices and domestic workers' rights working in private homes. Learn more about their work on their website.