Restaurant Opportunities Center

Cash Payments Begin for Let's GO DMV!, An Innovative 5-Year Guaranteed Income Pilot for Hospitality Workers Affected by COVID

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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A newly launched guaranteed income pilot plans to change that by creating economic opportunity and stability for workersand supporting the building of their individual and collective power.

Key Points: 
  • A newly launched guaranteed income pilot plans to change that by creating economic opportunity and stability for workersand supporting the building of their individual and collective power.
  • intends to give $1,000 a monthno strings attachedfor the next 5 years to 75 hospitality workers in the Washington, DC region who lost their jobs during COVID.
  • met its goal of raising the initial $1 million dollars in private funding needed to distribute the first year of cash payments and began cash distributions in March.
  • To kickoff the occasion, a community celebration was held on Sunday, April 10 at Rock Creek Park.

Aspen Institute’s 2022 Job Quality Fellows Advocating for Economy that Values Workers

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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This cohort of Fellows includes leaders with varied perspectives and backgrounds from across the country who will focus on the intersection between workforce development, worker organizing, and advocacy to advance workers interests and boost job quality.

Key Points: 
  • This cohort of Fellows includes leaders with varied perspectives and backgrounds from across the country who will focus on the intersection between workforce development, worker organizing, and advocacy to advance workers interests and boost job quality.
  • Factors that influence job quality include wages, benefits, opportunities to learn, working conditions that are safe and free from discrimination or harassment, and more.
  • Low job quality not only harms workers and their families, but also the US economy, society, and aspirations as a country.
  • As characterized by previous Fellows, a quality job is one in which individuals work is valued and respected and meaningfully contributes to the goals of the organization.

AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana Teams Up with New Orleans Saints and Pelicans To Create ‘Champions of Care’

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211216005626/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211216005626/en/
    We are proud to associate ourselves with AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana to help increase awareness on the key health and wellness issues in the state of Louisiana, said New Orleans Saints and Pelicans president Dennis Lauscha.
  • As part of the collaboration, Saints and Pelicans players will join AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana Care Crew teams throughout the state for a series of health education, physical activity and screening events with a focus on preventive care and helping to ensure equitable access to quality health care.
  • Were excited to have the Saints and Pelicans organizations join our efforts to help Louisianans get care, stay well and build healthy communities, said AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana Market President Kyle Viator.
  • AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana is one of five Medicaid managed care plans that participate in the Healthy Louisiana program.