National Domestic Workers Alliance
Project Title
For core support of its voter protection program
Date
Jun. 04, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
More than 2.5 million domestic workers, many of whom are immigrants and women of color, do the physically and emotionally demanding work of caring for families and managing homes. Domestic workers such as nannies, house cleaners, and care workers are often left out of mainstream civic engagement efforts, making them susceptible to targeted misinformation and low voter turnout. Founded in 2007, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) is a national organization dedicated to empowering domestic workers and advocating for their respect, recognition, and inclusion in national and state policy agendas. With Corporation support, NDWA will use innovative digital tools to provide personalized online elections assistance to its network of domestic workers and dispel targeted misinformation that would undermine the voting rights of women, immigrants, and people of color.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
12 months
Description
In April 2018, the current Administration announced a “zero-tolerance” policy, ordering the prosecution of all migrants at the southern border, which has included asylum-seekers who arrived through legal ports of entry. As a result of the policy, nearly three thousand children were separated from their families and sent to “tender age” holding facilities and shelters across the country. Despite a federal court ordering the federal government to reunify all of the families by July 26, more than 400 children were not reunited with their parents, many of whom were deported without their children. The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) is a nonpartisan organization that advocates for the human rights and dignity of domestic workers, immigrants, and families in the United States. With Corporation support, NDWA will leverage multiple communications strategies to advance messaging and advocacy around the need for humane immigration policies and practices.