Press Releases

Care in Action Celebrates Passage of Critical Bills to Protect Domestic Workers from Wage Theft in Virginia

Feb 21 2025

The legislation now heads to Governor Youngkin’s desk for signature

Care in Action Condemns Trump’s Project 2025 Attack on Medicaid

Jan 28 2025

Project 2025 is here. Threatening Medicaid and essential care programs was a top priority in the Trump Administration’s playbook and one of the greatest dangers of a second term.

On Inauguration Day, Care Workers Remind Nation “Care is still the solution— and our movement is more united and determined than ever.”

Jan 20 2025

Today, as Donald Trump is inaugurated as president for a second term, Care in Action, the political home for women who care,  is ready to continue fighting for an equitable care economy where families and workers are protected, supported, and able to thrive. 

Care In Action on PA Senate Race: Count Every Pennyslvanian’s Vote

Nov 08 2024

Care in Action founder and senior advisor Ai-jen Poo issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania.

Care in Action: “We Won’t Back Down to Protect Care Workers and Families”

Nov 07 2024

Yesterday, voters woke up to the news that Donald Trump won the 2024 election, an outcome that will have profound consequences for families and care workers across the country. Care in Action is ready to continue fighting for an equitable care economy where families and workers thrive.

Care in Action Celebrates Endorsed Candidate Josh Stein’s Decisive Victory, Paving a Path Forward for North Carolina’s Care Economy

Nov 05 2024

Tonight, Care in Action celebrates the decisive victory of North Carolina Governor-elect Josh Stein, one of our endorsed candidates committed to advancing a care-centered agenda for the state.

The Care Movement is Ready to Mobilize a Groundswell of Voters Across Key Battleground States.

On Election Day, Care in Action, the leading organization advocating for care workers and caregivers across the United States, is prepared to mobilize a groundswell of voters in the key battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, and Pennsylvania in the lead-up to election day. Combined, these battleground states represent over 225 thousand care workers, 5.2 million caregivers, and 4.8 billion unpaid hours of care valued at $74.4 billion.

ICYMI: Care In Action Senior Advisor Ai-jen Poo: “Kamala Harris Is the Candidate Who Values Care”

Oct 21 2024

In announcing a new policy to cover long-term care at home through Medicare, Vice President Harris puts “a better future for caregivers within reach.” New polling finds that “an overwhelming majority of voters, including 91% of Democrats and 86% of Republicans, support expanding Medicare to cover long-term, in-home care services.”

ICYMI: Medicare at Home, “The Issue No One Is Talking About That Might Swing Wisconsin”

Oct 18 2024

In announcing a new policy to cover long term care at home through Medicare, Vice President Harris “may have just made her biggest move to win Wisconsin yet” New polling finds “bipartisan support for leadership on the issue, and scores big points with independents and swing voters alike.”

Kamala Harris’s Historic Home Care Expansion Plan is a Win for Working Families and Care Economy

Oct 10 2024

Harris’s plan would take a huge financial and emotional weight off of workers and families