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Finalist
Jaime-Jin Lewis
Fighting for a more durable and dynamic childcare system where providers, families, and children thrive
- Year
- 2021
- Organization
- Wiggle Room
- Sector
- Technology & Science
- Borough
- Brooklyn
Jaime-Jin Lewis envisions a New York where every parent has access to affordable, quality childcare; every child is surrounded by a caring community; and the majority-woman-powered workforce of childcare providers enjoys dignified jobs with fair pay. She founded Wiggle Room to innovate solutions toward these goals. Jaime-Jin organized #WorkersNeedChildcare, a hotline to help essential workers navigate childcare during the pandemic, and #CareTogetherNYC, a mutual aid project to disburse cash assistance to essential workers with untenable childcare costs due to school and daycare closures. She is currently launching a new platform that connects two overlooked communities: parents who work fluctuating, hourly jobs and home-based childcare providers.