Press Releases

ICYMI: Harper’s Bazaar: “I’m a Care Worker Recovering from a Stroke. Medicaid Keeps Me Alive.”

May 19 2025

NDWA Member and Georgia constituent Jacqueline Lamar shares her powerful experience as a mom, a care worker, and a Medicaid recipient, urging Congress not to cut Medicaid

“Devastating”: National Domestic Workers Alliance Blasts House Bill to Gut Medicaid

May 14 2025

Newly released bill text lays out cuts that would deny millions of children, older adults, and people with disabilities lifesaving care & put in-home health care out of reach.

Hundreds of Child Care Providers Rally Across Georgia and North Carolina for Day Without Childcare

May 12 2025

On Monday, May 12, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and We Dream in Black (WeDiB) joined hundreds of child care providers, parents, and advocates in Georgia and North Carolina for the National Day Without Child Care—a multi-state mobilization demanding a care economy rooted in racial and gender justice.

Philadelphia Passes Historic POWER Act, Led by Domestic Workers and Historically Excluded Workers

May 08 2025

The law will protect over 750,000 workers across the city from retaliation.

ICYMI: Newsweek Reports that the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies Threaten Care Infrastructure for the Elderly

Apr 29 2025

“The crisis in the home care industry is here, whether the elected officials choose to acknowledge it or not.”

Jeanette Vizguerra, Mother, NDWA Member is Detained. Community Rallies to Keep Her Home

Mar 18 2025

Jeanette Vizguerra, a mother, grandmother, and community leader, has always wanted what all mothers want – safety for her family, herself, and her loved ones.

Georgia, Virginia Care Workers and Medicaid Recipients Join U.S. Representatives As Joint Address Guests

Mar 04 2025

Care workers Alicia Cleveland of Georgia and Jeanne Robinson of Virginia will join Congresswomen Nikema Williams and Jennifer McClellan, highlighting their work providing care through Medicaid and relying on Medicaid for their own coverage

Care Workers and Advocates Rally at Georgia State Capitol to Demand Medicaid Dollars Reach Care Workers

Feb 26 2025

Today, care workers and advocates from the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) We Dream in Black (WeDiB) Georgia chapter held a lobby day at the Georgia State Capitol to push for the Direct Care Workforce Data Bill, legislation that would require Medicaid-funded home care agencies to report data on wages, job vacancies, and workforce demographics.

Caring Across Maryland Rallies Lawmakers to Fix Nursing Home & Home Care Crisis on Lobby Day

Feb 25 2025

Today, care workers, care recipients, and advocates gathered at the Maryland General Assembly for the 2025 Caring Across Maryland Lobby Day. The event brought together community members and partner organizations—including the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), SEIU1099, the Public Justice Center, and Alzheimer’s Association—to demand urgent legislative action addressing Maryland’s nursing home and home care crisis.

Mom and NDWA Member Leslie Bernedo Shares Story Ahead of House Vote To Pay for Tax Breaks for Billionaires with Medicaid Cuts

Leslie: “Medicaid is not simply a health care program—it is a lifeline for families like mine. For my nine-year-old daughter, who is my entire world, Medicaid has been critical.”