Latest update 4/7/2026 Kings IHSS care providers rally at Board of Supervisors to demand a strong contract!
On April 7, 2026 – Kings County IHSS care providers finally kicked off their contract campaign gathering at the County’s Board of Supervisors to emphasize: an investment in quality care that features livable wages and benefits means a thriving community in Kings County.
Before entering the Board’s chambers to speak truth to power directly to the Board of Supervisors, members had the opportunity to meet with Kings County Supervisor Richard Valle outside about the needs for investing in IHSS care providers.
In 2025, more than 100,579 authorized care hours went unused, proving the growing demand for quality in-home care across Kings County.
Kings County members, Tasha Hall, Veronica Ramos, and Julio Godinez, highlighted key issues around low poverty wages, needing to work multiple jobs and personal stories that reflect the impacts on IHSS recipients due to the lack of investments in care.
“I’m not the only Kings County caregiver struggling. Most of us are barely hanging on. We need this contract so we can get to a place where people don’t need to take a second or third job to get by.” – said Tasha Hall, Kings County IHSS provider.
Stay tuned for more updates as Kings County IHSS care providers head to the table to push for a new contract on April 16th.
Latest update 4/11/2025 Kings IHSS care providers launch joint community briefing for strong contract that features better wages and increased healthcare coverage!
On April 11, we held an exciting joint community briefing kick-off for Kings and Tulare Counties with our very own Executive Vice President Marcus Mc Rae-Alexander who spoke on the urgency behind these campaigns as caregivers across both counties have been without adequate healthcare and living wages. Stay tuned for more updates as these two county contracts mobilize for healthcare and living wages! See photos here 📸
Last month, in case you missed it, we launched our Economic Indicator Survey to gather important information to help indicate the care crisis across Kings County and to use findings to table with the Board of Supervisors to make care a priority. Stay tuned as care providers in Kings County gear up to return to the Board of Supervisors.