PILIPINO WORKERS CENTER OF SOUTHERN

HOME CARE WORKER EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AIMED AT IMPROVING CONDITIONS IN THE PRIVATE HOME CARE INDUSTRY FOR BOTH WORKERS AND CONSUMERS THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, STRATEGIC ENFORCEMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE, COOPERATIVE MODELS. THIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING TRAINING AND TOOLS FOR CAREGIVERS ON WORKERS RIGHTS, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT, PWC HELPS THE INDIVIDUAL ISSUES OF WAGE THEFT AND DISCRIMINATION. AT THE SAME TIME, PWC EDUCATES DECISION-MAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES OF DOMESTIC WORKERS WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON PILIPINO HOME CARE WORKERS. AS A PART OF THE CARING ACROSS GENERATIONS CAMPAIGN, PWC ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH CONSUMERS TO ADVOCATE FOR PUBLICLY-FUNDED LONG-TERM CARE PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP FAMILIES AND INDIVUDALS TO AFFORD HOME CARE AND OTHER SUPPORTS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO AGE WITH DIGNITY AT HOME IN THEIR

TOWARDS FREEDOM ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARENESS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, HOUSING, EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY SUPPORT. OVER 18 THOUSAND WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN ARE TRAFFICKED INTO THE UNITED STATES EVERY YEAR AND LOS ANGELES IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY DESTINATIONS. PWC SUPPORTS INDIVIDUAL LABOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 15 STATES ACROSS THE US WITH CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY EFFECTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT THAT ADDRESSES THEIR NEEDS AROUND HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, SAFETY, COUNSELING, ECONOMICS AND MEDICAL CARE LEGAL SERVICES. PWC ALSO IS SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BIGGER NETWORK OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAN SUPPORT THIS POPULATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY.