Latest update 5/22/2024 Santa Cruz County IHSS Providers Prepare for Contract Negotiations
On May 22nd, Santa Cruz In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) care providers gathered before the county’s Board of Supervisors for a budget hearing to remind them of the hard work that caregivers do for the Santa Cruz community. Members also reminded them that their contract is coming up and to think about how much commitment caregivers give to caring for the community’s older adults and those with disabilities.
The Board needs to remember something: that IHSS providers are essential workers, and need better healthcare and livable wages. For Santa Cruz In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) members, it has been difficult for them to make ends meet on the current IHSS wage along with insufficient healthcare, many Santa Cruz IHSS members are being pushed to their limit. They need more. They deserve better.
**Stay tuned for our recent results of our Santa Cruz IHSS Economic Indicator Survey that many of you filled out this month.