CEO @wiggleroomapp • David Prize Winner • #Care100 Most Influential People in Care • I actually really enjoy putting together IKEA furniture 🛋️ • she/her
If schools open at half capacity in the fall (very likely) that means there will be 900,000 children in NYC each day who need a place to be. We need to start thinking super boldly and creatively about new spaces for care and learning.
We're hearing that families and providers are being told there is a freeze on @ACSNYC childcare voucher applications right now, that ACS is short staffed and can't process. Have you heard this? @KatieAlbitz@stevenmorales@Gregorybrender@gladysj
🎙️ We're on a podcast! Tune in to hear @jaimejin share her story—her childhood, her first job in fast food, why she moved to New York, and why she's passionate about childcare.
📢 I had a blast sitting down with @peopleatanswer to share my unconventional journey to becoming a startup founder. Tune in to hear about my first job in fast food and how it applies to building @WiggleRoomApp today!
Fave gems from @carolinecfay at the @visiblehandsvc NYC celebration:
"Success is taken not given"
"You are special, not exempt"
Happy to be here supporting @jaimejin and @WiggleRoomApp
NEW: Empire State Campaign for Child Care members reflect on bright spots and missed opportunities in this year's legislative session. As we look to next year and the future of #NYSUniversalChildCare, child care workforce compensation must be prioritized.
empirestatechildcare.org/end…
Covid again & using quarantine to catch up on House Stuff™️. Currently trying to strip & re-season a cast iron dutch oven. I’m looking for a vid ref’d in my fav podcast, Home Cooking by @CiaoSamin & @HrishiHirway (ep w/Jason Mantzoukas)—but it’s not here! homecooking.show/resources
I'm truly curious: why can't I buy a loosie tampon? In Duane Reade I can buy a single piece of gum, a two pack of advil, and an individual serving of kraft mac n cheese. Why can't menstruating people buy a single "serving" of tampons?
Friendly reminder that pregnancy doesn’t stop women from doing dope shit. If Rihanna doesn’t give y’all new music, it’s not bc she’s pregnant — it’s bc she doesn’t want to.
BROOKLYN PARENTS & PROVIDERS: Join us for our second Daycare Matching & Resource Fair!
📅 Sat, Jan 28 @ 12-4pm
📍 Brownsville Community Justice Center
👇🏿FREE BUT RSVP REQUESTED
forms.gle/bJZHYG114sThUPGt5
I had three separate conversations TODAY with founders from underestimated communities who I deeply respect, who have gone on to build successful companies, but who were given extremely unfavorable terms in their early raises. It so sad to hear!
Should we know better? Maybe. But we need to have a broader conversation about predatory investing in VC and who has the ability to say no to capital in the early days.
Today we're calling on @GovKathyHochul to sign two commonsense pieces of legislation to ensure that New York's children receive the early learning that allows them to thrive and families are supported. Read more here. #NYSUniversalChildCarenydailynews.com/opinion/ny-o…
There are two critical childcare bills on @GovKathyHochul's desk. One reduces the burden of reapplying to benefits year after year, which would reduce massive amounts of paperwork for 81% of families in the system and save taxpayer money. A no brainer! #NYSUniversalChildCare