FAMILY VALUES WORK A MULTI-STATE CONSORTIUM

FAMILY VALUES @ WORK IS A MOVEMENT NETWORK OF MORE THAN 2,000+ GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OVER TWO DOZEN STATES WORKING TOWARD ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND GENDER JUSTICE. WE HAVE UNITED ACTIVISTS AND WORKERS, LIFTING UP THEIR VOICES IN KEY STATES AND LOCALITIES FOCUSED ON WINNING POLICIES THAT SUPPORT WORKERS AND FAMILIES. WE CONFRONT THIS NATION'S LONG HISTORY OF COERCED AND UNDERPAID CAREGIVING LABOR AND COUNTER IT WITH DEMANDS FOR AN ECONOMY BASED ON CARE AND EQUITY. WE FIGHT FOR FAMILY SUPPORTING POLICIES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY-JOB RETENTION, RAISES, PROMOTIONS, AND ASSET DEVELOPMENT- DEPEND ON ACCESS TO PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE, PAID SICK DAYS AND AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE. WHEN TAKING TIME FOR CAREGIVING LEADS TO LOSS OF A JOB OR PAY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY DRIES UP. ACCESS TO PAID LEAVE AND CHILD CARE IMPROVES FAMILY ECONOMIC STABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY, GENDER AND RACIAL EQUITY, AND PUBLIC AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH. WOMEN, LOW-WAGE WORKERS, WORKERS OF COLOR AND LGBTQ+ WORKERS ARE OFTEN TRAPPED IN A REVOLVING DOOR OF ECONOMIC INSTABILITY DUE TO A LACK OF NATIONAL STANDARDS AROUND STRONG CARE ECONOMY POLICIES.

IN ADDITION TO WORKING TOWARDS SOCIAL CHANGE ON PAID LEAVE AND CHILDCARE ISSUES, WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED TWO NEW INTITIATIVES IN 2023: DEMOCRACY AND INTEGRATED VOTER ENGAGEMENT (DIVE) AND OASIS. DIVE CONNECTS THE FIGHT FOR VOTING RIGHTS TO THE SUCCESS OF ECONOMIC ISSUES BY ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN VOTER AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO WIN ON CARE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OASIS IS A 9-MONTH COHORT BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A PROTECTED SPACE AND SUPPORTS A NETWORK FOR WOMEN LEGISLATORS TO BUILD THE RESILIENCE NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY LEAD AND CO-CREATE A SOCIETY THAT WORKS FOR ALL PEPOLE. THE ACTIVITIES OF OASIS ARE NONPARTISAN, 501 C3 COMPLIANT.