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lots of love, love is beautiful 

by Hearts of Gold Collective


my childhood was filled with love

love is my daughter who i love so much

and that is good


to love one another and have special friendships like family

and to know we are all beautiful

to really believe it every day

is an act of resistance and insistence

demanding to be heard

for who we are as women and compassion

warriors

who will tell their own stories

who refuse to let another block our paths to greatness

creative space lets everyones inner self free

just like family

News and updates

Leading Age Calls for Living Wage

Leading Age, 9/22/2020

In this report, Making Care Work Pay, Leading Age advances the case for paying a living wage to direct care workers.

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Look for the Helpers: As a virus lingers and protests against injustice fill the streets,

Style Weekly, 8/25/2020

Four Incredible people, including Hearts of Gold Collective member Marsha Bly who are making Richmond a better place for all of us.

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Us Against Them: Workers Cite Racial Divide on Front Line of COVID-19

Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 14, 2020

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'The Forgotten Ones': Virginia's home health aides look for state relief in coronavirus crisis

Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 4, 2020

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At the Intersection of Racism, Trauma, and Long-term Care

A daughter's story of historical trauma and a father's resilience.

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Coronavirus Care Fund

National Domestic Workers Alliance has established an emergency fund for qualifying applicants who are experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. Home care providers may receive $400 in emergency assistance from the Fund.

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The Workers Who Face the Greatest Risks from Coronavirus

The New York Times, March 15, 2020

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Home Care Workers Are Underpaid, Uninsured, and on the Front Lines of Fighting Coronavirus

Mother Jones, March 5, 2020

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Richmond Living Wage Certification Program

A joint initiative of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and the Richmond Office of Community Wealth Building, the program was launched in March 2018 and recognizes that the current Virginia minimum wage ($7.25) is woefully inadequate. Paying a living wage, which enables local employees to put food on the table and a roof over their heads, is a moral imperative.

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The Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE)Opportunity Act H.R. 4397/S.2521

Introduced by Virginia’s Representative Bobby Scott  and Senator Tim Kaine: "Direct care workers provide daily assistance to millions of older Americans, people with disabilities, and others with chronic care needs.  These workers are the backbone of the long-term care workforce and assist individuals with daily tasks by preparing meals, managing medications, providing transportation, and providing much needed relief for family caregivers. The direct care workforce is essential to ensuring older Americans and people with disabilities live with dignity and independence."


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WHO CARES FOR HOME CARE WORKERS?

Sojourners, 10/29/2019

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PHI

PHI works to ensure quality care for older adults and people with disabilities by creating quality jobs for direct care workers.

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