BUMP New York

Careworkers are the backbone of our communities. A $29/hour wage floor isn't radical. It's the bare minimum to achieve economic security in New York State. With elected officials' support by our side, we told Albany: The workers who care for us deserve a fair wage. #BUMPNewYork

Melanie Hartzog, President and CEO of @TheNYFoundling, speaks the truth. We’ve built a system where the people providing human care services can’t afford to stay in New York State. The solution is clear, invest in the workforce. BUMP UP THE PAY. 📣 #BUMPNewYork

@PureJoyJJA, CEO of @FPWA, speaks it right. Human services leaders, providers, and advocates came together with one message: BUMP UP THE PAY. The people delivering these services deserve fair pay. #BUMPNewYork

You can't build an anti-poverty system on poverty wages. Yolanda MCBride (@TheNYFoundling ) spoke about our proposed BUMP legislation at SOMOS Albany this past weekend. Raise the floor to $29/hour. #BUMPNewYork

Today at @CUNY, panelists Jennifer Jones Austin, Henry Garrido, Melanie Hartzog, and Crystal Hudson, with moderator Michelle Yanche, convened for a critical conversation about the state of human service work wages in New York.

New York relies on human service workers to address its biggest challenges: childcare, home care, housing instability—yet many are paid poverty wages. Join @CUNYISLG in-person or online tomorrow, April 22, to talk about changing that. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/who-cares-fo…

1 in 9 NY workers are in human services. 80% earn under $40K/year. There’s an opportunity to do better. Join the conversation on April 22 about wages, policy, and what real change could look like. Free, in-person + livestream available. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/who-cares-fo…

"BUMP will allow us to stay home [in New York], and take care of home." Minas Abraha, VP of Youth & Family Well-Being at @goodshepherdnyc, calls for a livable wage so staff can show up fully for the kids who need them the most. Join #BUMPNewYork for a raise to $29 #minimumpay.

Raise Pay, Change Lives! The workers have spoken in Albany. #BUMPNewYork

In @NY1 , the harsh reality facing New York’s human service workforce is brought into focus. Across the state, 15% of the people who care for our children, elderly, and most vulnerable live in poverty. Join us in building a stronger New York. #BUMPNewYork

@MichelleYanche , CEO of @GoodShepherdNYC and Melanie Hartzog, President & CEO of @TheNYFoundling , are standing up for the nearly 1 million human service workers who keep New York running. It's time to #BUMP the minimum pay to $29/hr. 🙌

"Nonprofit workers need a fair wage...serving their neighbors and families while trying to provide for their own."—Assemblywoman Larinda Hooks. #BUMPNewYork is advocating for a $29 #minimumpay for New York's state-contracted caregivers. Join us at BUMP-NY.com.

For Maria, “what matters is to live a sustainable life, to help feed our families, raise our children, be able to provide, and have housing.” For New York’s human service workers, these basic needs are still not being met. BUMP is fighting to raise the #minimumpay. #BUMPNewYork

Caregivers holding the system together have no safety net of their own. Michelle Yanche, CEO of @GoodShepherdNYC emphasizes New York's human services workforce in a new op-ed in @amNewYork . Read more: amny.com/opinion/caregi… Follow our movement at BUMP-NY.com.

Progress starts with a conversation. Last month, BUMP advocates gathered for panel discussions with elected officials at the State Capitol. One step at a time, toward a $29 #minimumpay for New York's social care workers. #BUMPNewYork

"When we BUMP up the wages, we BUMP up our communities. We BUMP up our children. We BUMP up our future."—Assemblyman @DemondLMeeks. Join #BUMPNewYork in the fight for a $29 #minimumpay for New York's state contracted caregivers.

As a Residence Manager, LaShan supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities—and sees firsthand how low wages drive high turnover. Staff who stay are forced to work multiple jobs just to survive. BUMP fights for an overdue raise in #minimumpay. #BUMPNewYork

"If they are performing the same duties, there shouldn't be a wage disparity with our public sector."—Senator @LeroyComrie. A @cunyedu study shows raising wages for state contracted caregivers brings $1B in income & lifts 100K out of poverty.💪 #BUMPNewYork

We were honored to attend a legislative breakfast sponsored by Senator @LeroyComrie and Assembly Member @KarinesReyes87, focused on proposed legislation S.8337A and A.9082A. This raise can help lift 100,000 New Yorkers out of poverty and generate up to $23 billion statewide.

Today in @TheBuffaloNews—Another Voice: Human service workers are ridiculously underpaid in New York #BUMPNewYork buffalonews.com/opinion/articl…

Parent Advocate Mia shares that the care worker industry is filled with individuals who are passionate about their jobs, but even so, they “need to be able to live and survive... We're living from paycheck to paycheck.” #BUMPNewYork