Opinion— Fixing a Broken System: How Community-Based Intermediaries Can Transform the Care Workforce
By Dr. Esther Hio-Tong Castillo, CEO & Founder of Accesso Care. May 23, 2025.
Accesso Care is a workforce solution that builds a stronger, more stable care industry by supporting immigrant caregivers and partnering with nursing facilities that value quality and dignity. Access Care strives toward building communities of care where both workers and residents are respected and valued.
Opinion— Being a Mother of Color Makes Obtaining Affordable Child Care That Much Harder
By Alyssa Reynoso Morris, originally on HipLatina. May 22, 2025.
As a Queer Black Latine award-winning children’s book author, public speaker, community organizer, and mother, Alyssa Reynoso Morris has spent her career advocating for equity, especially for Black, Brown, and immigrant families. As a mother to three, she’s also seen how financially overwhelming parenting in America can be. Child care in the U.S. is outrageously expensive: for Reynoso Morris, it’s $4,200 a month or $50,400 a year. Reynoso Morris discusses why is child care so unaffordable.