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Care Can’t Wait is a national coalition, led by Caring Across and made up of dozens of partner organizations, building toward federal investments in aging and disability care, child care, paid leave and good jobs for care workers.
The coalition was founded in 2020, in response to dire conditions faced by caregivers and care recipients during the pandemic, to activate people, build power and to urge Congress to create a strong and equitable care infrastructure
As part of Care Can’t Wait, care activists are pushing for real investments in care that will lift our economy and our families and will create and sustain good care jobs.
The Care 2024 Toolkit ensures that grassroots advocates have what they need to educate their elected leaders on the need for care investments.
Care advocates joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Jimmy Gomez to deliver a petition to Congress signed by nearly 100,000 Americans, demanding immediate investments in child care, care work, and home and community-based services.
In collaboration with artist Paola Mendoza, the Care Can’t Wait coalition created an art installation of miniature homes representing the care networks keeping our communities afloat.
Featuring speakers including Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the #CareCantWait Summit convened care advocates across the nation in support of federal investment in child care and home and community-based services.
Caring Across leads four state-based Care Can’t Wait tables in California, Georgia, Illinois, and Michigan, in addition to our collaboration with the New York Caring Majority. We work with state and local partners to grow a powerful movement for care and win policy change while building our bench of state-based care activists and making care a topic in local and state public debate.
Want to become a care activist and tell your policymakers why they must advocate for better care for all?
