Trabajadoras Domesticas/Domestic Workers in action

With all the baby boomers from the 50's rapidly aging the U.S. faces economic, and social problems unlike any others in the past. As long term care for the elderly and people with disabilities grows families will be left with little help to find the appropriate care they need for their family members. The care givers help ensure dignified health care and support, but under strenuous circumstances both care givers and patients count on one another for a good quality life. Caring Across Generation has been working towards improving the lives of both patients and the care givers with five structural pillars.

1. Create jobs
2. Quality jobs
3. Training for workers
   
4. Pathway to citizenship
5. Support individuals and families
   

Saturday December 10th organizations, care givers, and people with disabilities from across Texas, and even other parts of the country came together to discuss the hardships of being a domestic workers, and how a care congress in Texas would help improve the lives of the domestic care givers. We all count on one another to care for for the lives of our loved ones and members of our society with disabilities, but without a dignified treatment for our care givers who will possibly think about becoming a care giver?

By Monica Ramos