United Way of Northern NJ
Investing In ALICE Childcare Workers: A Sector-Based Guaranteed Income Pilot
This innovative guaranteed-income pilot will support childcare workers, thereby stabilizing their families and for the first time test the impact on their employers.
Reliant on a workforce that is 95% women[1], the childcare sector is the workforce behind the workforce. Yet low wages lead to staff turnover and childcare deserts. This pilot will raise the wages of 130 child care workers above the ALICE Threshold of Financial Survival [2] and test the impact not only on worker financial stability but also the profitability of 4 Centers and their ability to sustain higher wages when the Guaranteed Income ends.
Primary Barrier
Salary Discrepancy
Location
New Jersey
Solution Region
Middle Atlantic
Community Type
Suburban
