FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 20, 2025 
MEDIA CONTACT: Daniela Perez, [email protected]
Ai-jen Poo, Co-Founder and President, and Jenn Stowe, Executive Director, are available for interviews.

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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. 

Ai-jen Poo, Co-Founder and President of Care in Action, said:

“Over the next four years, we will not waver in our commitment to fight for the dignity and safety of care workers, who are disproportionately Black women, immigrant women, and women of color. These workers have always been and remain central to addressing some of the defining crises of our time: an economic crisis, and a care crisis.

These crises affect every family in America.  The incoming administration and leadership in Congress have signaled mass targeting of immigrants who are the main care resource for millions of families.  And they have threatened major cuts to essential care programs like Medicaid.  Meanwhile, the overwhelming majority of Americans—across party lines—support investments in care. A staggering 88% of voters supported expanding Medicare to cover in-home care, including 91% of Democrats, 84% of Independents, and 86% of Republicans. Similarly, 85% of voters support paid parental, family, and medical leave, including 96% of Democrats, 82% of Independents, and 76% of Republicans. In the coming year, we will fight on behalf of the majority of us who need and support more care, not less.” 

Jenn Stowe, Executive Director of Care in Action, added:

Donald Trump called today ‘liberation day’ for the United States—yet moments later, he dehumanized immigrants, threatened mass deportations, and pledged to end birthright citizenship. Millions of immigrants, many of whom have long called this country home, are now facing renewed fear and uncertainty. Among them are care workers and domestic workers—people caring for our loved ones, rebuilding communities after disasters like the Southern California wildfires, and holding up industries already in crisis. To threaten their safety while demanding their labor is not liberation—it is cruelty.

Targeting immigrants and cutting essential programs will hurt us all, rolling back progress that families of all walks of life have fought for over decades. We must not only protect the essential programs like Medicaid that deliver care to our families, but also continue to invest in both the programs and the workforce.  We are prepared to protect immigrant workers. We will fight to ensure the rights and safety of all who provide and rely upon care. This is a matter of life and death for millions of working families. 

We have fought for decades for change, and we are doubling down in our efforts because our nation’s families and workers depend on it. We will meet the moment with strength, unity, and determination.

Care is still the solution—and our movement is more united and determined than ever.”

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Care in Action is the policy and advocacy home for women who care, working on behalf of more than two million domestic workers and care workers across America. Among the fastest-growing sectors in our economy, domestic workers are also among the most vulnerable and undervalued. As a mostly women and majority women of color workforce, this growing constituency consistently and overwhelmingly supports progressive values in American political life. Learn more at www.careinaction.us.