Direct Care Workers United for Change
Direct Care Alliance is the national advocacy voice of direct care workers in long-term care. We empower workers to speak out for better wages, benefits, training, and working conditions, so more people can commit to direct care as a career. We also convene powerful allies nationwide to build consensus for change.
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Direct Care Voices
Today is #GivingTuesday: Participate by Donating to DCA
The holidays should be about giving back, not just giving presents. That’s the idea behind GivingTuesday, which ... Read more »Home Care Worker Fights for the Right to Assist Clients
On October 4, Nashville home care worker Trumeko Foxx and librarian Exie Mai Harrington, along with Service ... Read more »Learn How to Go from Home Care Worker to Business Owner in WI
In a recent Minnesota Post article, Tracy Dudzinski helped explain why home care co-ops are a promising ... Read more »Direct from the Headlines
- DCA's Tracy Dudzinski on why home care co-ops are a good business model
- The Huffington Post on the new minimum wage and overtime rule
- ThinkProgress: why the new rule matters
- Bloomberg BusinessWeek on the rule and more recent coverage
- How low-wage workers--including DCA's Elizabeth Castillo--are falling further behind in our economic recovery
- DCA's Carla Washington on the 75th Anniversary of FLSA
- DCA's David Ward on investing in direct care jobs to strengthen our economy
- Immigrants key to looming home health aide shortage, says NPR
