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By the numbers
Care is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and Caring Across Generations has been building a movement across all ages and backgrounds to transform the way we care. Everyone deserves access to care, but the U.S. falls short in helping families and caregivers thrive.
53M 656K $14.2 /hour
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53 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S.
656,000+ people on state waiting lists for home- and community-based services in 2021.
Less than one in four (23%) workers have access to paid family leave and only 40% of workers have access to short-term disability insurance for a longer, serious illness.
Over half of U.S. families live in child care deserts: areas with so few providers or available child care slots that they do not have enough child care capacity to meet the needs of families.
The median wage for direct care workers was just $14.27 per hour in 2021. As a result, 40 percent of this workforce lives in or near poverty and 43 percent rely on public assistance programs to make ends meet.
