Georgia
Too many Georgia families are forced to choose between earning a paycheck and taking time off from work when they or a family member is ill. Reasonable measures that allow workers limited time off when they need it for their own medical needs or those of a family member strengthen schools, workplaces and families. The Georgia Job/Family Collaborative is made up of more than 50 local and statewide organizations, including health advocacy, women’s groups, faith-based groups, labor, and community groups. Together we build support for public policies that strengthen communities by ensuring that working families can balance their responsibilities at home and on the job. The Collaborative has recently launched a Community Leadership Academy to build leadership and visibility for these issues within communities around the state.
Our current state legislative focus is the Family Care Act. Sponsored by Rep. Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), The Family Care Act [HB 432] would allow workers to use their own sick days to care for immediate family members. The bill has strong bi-partisan support and received a positive hearing in the House Industrial Relations committee in March 2011.
Website
http://www.gajobfamily.org
Contact
Co-chairs of the GA JobFamily Collaborative:
Cindia Cameron: cindia@9to5.org, 404.222.0077
Charmaine Davis: charmaine@9to5.4og, 404.222.0037
Partners
9to5 Atlanta Working WomenAIDS Survival Project
Albany Advocacy Resource Center (ARC)
ARC of Georgia
Atlanta Alliance on Development Disabilities
Atlanta/North Georgia Labor Council
Atlanta Teachers Union/ AFT
Coalition of 100 Black Women
Coalition of Advocates for Georgia’s Elderly
Coalition of Labor Union Women/Atlanta
Communications Workers of America
Easter Seals of Southern Georgia
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
First Iconium Baptist Church
GEAR (Grassroots Empowerment Alliance of Rome)
Georgia Afterschool Investment Council
Georgia Alliance for Retired Americans
Georgia Association of Educators
Georgia Association of School Nurses
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Georgia Commission on Family Violence
Georgia Council on Aging
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Georgia PTA
Georgia Rural/Urban Summit
Georgia School Age Care Association
Georgia STAND-UP
Georgia State AFL-CIO
Georgia Women for A Change
Georgia Women’s Actions for New Directions (WAND)
Health Students Taking Action Together
Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies of Georgia
Interfaith Children’s Movement
League of Women Voters of GA
Liberty Baptist Church
Life Center for Independent Living/Savannah
Lindsay St. Baptist Church
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners-Georgia Chapter
National Association of Social Workers Georgia Chapter
National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer/Savannah Coalition
National Council of Jewish Women/Atlanta Chapter
Organization of DeKalb Educators
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
PEPP, Inc. (Parents Educating Parents and Professionals)
Planned Parenthood of GA
Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, Presbyterian Church, USA
Professional Nursing Alliance
Providence Missionary Baptist Church
Richmond County Green Party
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
School Social Workers Association of Georgia
The White House Project
Vienna, GA Women’s Club
Voices for Georgia’s Children
Younger Women’s Task Force (Atlanta Metro Chapter)