Hand In Hand

What Hand In Hand does

Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network is a U.S. nonprofit headquartered at 266 West 37th St in New York City that operates as a national membership network serving households and individuals who employ nannies, housecleaners, and home attendants. Its core function is employer education and policy advocacy: it produces and distributes free PDF guides, sample contracts, wage benchmarks, paid time off guidelines, overtime playbooks, the Employer Checklist self-assessment tool, and the Fair Care Comic Book, while also convening state chapters in California, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and Washington D.C. for workshops and local advocacy. The organization co-leads the LTSS4All coalition in California and works in close partnership with the National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations on shared campaigns such as the Fair Care Pledge.

Hand in Hand does not develop proprietary technology products; its digital footprint is a WordPress-based website with downloadable resources and standard social channels (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube). Revenue mechanics are entirely nonprofit: donations, membership contributions, and likely foundation grants, supplemented marginally by Bonfire-branded merchandise. All resources are provided free of charge, and the value proposition rests on reducing employer uncertainty around labor compliance and elevating the professionalization of domestic work. Strategic emphasis is increasingly placed on disability justice and immigrant worker protections, with the 2026 Sanctuary Homes collection and Medi-Cal/IHSS advocacy representing the most recent programmatic expansions.

The organization is led by Executive Director Stacy Kono, with a lean team of 11–50 employees. It has accumulated substantial policy wins — including the Washington Domestic Workers Bill of Rights making it the 13th state to extend basic labor protections, and the securing of full recurring funding for the District of Columbia's Domestic Worker Employment Rights Program. Its competitive positioning rests on a combination of brand recognition as the premier domestic employer network, state-chapter distribution infrastructure, and embedded relationships with worker-side and disability-rights coalitions.

Name

Hand In Hand

Legal name

Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network

Website

https://domesticemployers.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hand in Hand is a New York-based nonprofit national network that provides free educational resources, sample contracts, and policy advocacy to households employing nannies, housecleaners, and home attendants, operating state chapters in eight states plus Washington D.C.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: Hand in Hand operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations. They encourage membership and accept donations through their website. The organization provides all educational resources and materials free of charge to domestic employers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Hand in Hand is a national nonprofit network that provides domestic employers (households hiring nannies, housecleaners, and home attendants) with free educational resources, downloadable guides, sample contracts, wage benchmarks, and policy advocacy toolkits. It supplements this content with a state-chapter community network and coalitions that advocate for Domestic Workers' Bills of Rights, home care funding, and immigrant worker protections at the state and national level.

Product overview

Hand In Hand is a national network of domestic employers that operates as an advocacy and resource organization rather than a commercial product company. The organization provides a comprehensive library of educational resources, guides, and templates designed to help employers of nannies, housecleaners, and home attendants create fair and dignified working conditions. The core offerings include the Employer Checklist, Sample Contracts, and a resource library covering wages, workplace safety, interviews, overtime, and paid time off. The organization also produces specialized publications such as the Fair Care Comic Book (produced with the Center for Urban Pedagogy) and guides for supporting immigrant domestic workers. All resources are provided free of charge to members and the public as part of the organization's mission to build a care economy based on fairness and mutual benefit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employer Checklist A comprehensive self-assessment tool that guides domestic employers through evaluating their employment practices, including fairness, compensation, and worker treatment.
• Sample Contracts Template work agreements that domestic employers can download and adapt for their households, professionalizing the employment relationship.
• Employer Resources Library A collection of guides covering topics including hiring, contracts, wages, workplace safety, interviewing, and overtime best practices for domestic employers.
• Fair Care Comic Book A comic book style booklet produced in collaboration with the Center for Urban Pedagogy that explains fair employment practices through story-based scenarios and the history of domestic worker rights organizing.
• How Employers Can Support Immigrant Domestic Workers Guide A guide created in response to immigration enforcement threats, helping employers understand how to support immigrant domestic workers through fair practices, flexible scheduling, and Know Your Rights resources.
• 2025 Guide to End of Year Bonuses Annual guidance recommending wage increases of 3-5% for inflation, year-end bonuses of 1-2 weeks pay, guaranteed holiday pay, and best practices for paid time off and transportation stipends.
• How Should I Determine Wages Guide Comprehensive wage determination guidance including recommended hourly rates ($25-$30/hr for housecleaners, $18-$30/hr for nannies depending on location), overtime pay requirements, and cost of living adjustment recommendations.
• Guide to Providing Paid Time Off Guidelines recommending at least 5 paid sick days per year for full-time employees, 2 weeks paid vacation, 8 paid government holidays, and up to 6 weeks paid family or medical leave.
• Healthy, Safe, Comfortable Workplace Guide Resources covering workplace safety, meal and rest break requirements, sleep provisions for live-in workers, and workers compensation guidance for domestic employers.
• Sanctuary Homes Resources Resources and training materials to help support immigrant domestic workers and create safe working environments, particularly in the context of immigration enforcement concerns.
• Best Practices for Overtime Guidance on paying time-and-a-half (1.5x hourly rate) after 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day, with recommendations for hiring multiple workers to avoid overtime costs.
• Check-ins and Evaluations Guide Framework for annual evaluations and regular check-ins between employers and domestic workers, emphasizing clear communication, paid evaluation meetings, and action planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Washington became the 13th state to pass Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, ending historic exclusion of domestic workers from basic labor protections.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, major and minor.

• Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration to create the Fair Care comic book guide for domestic employers. CUP provided design expertise and visual communication while Hand in Hand provided content expertise on fair employment practices. This was a flagship collaborative educational resource.
• National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore organizational partner and ally. NDWA is a national alliance of domestic workers' organizations, and Hand in Hand works closely with them on advocacy campaigns, shared resources, and the Fair Care Pledge. They co-develop employer resources and coordinate on policy advocacy.
• Caring Across GenerationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partner in the movement to transform care work. Caring Across Generations is a national coalition working to improve care jobs and make care accessible for all. Hand in Hand collaborates on campaigns and advocacy efforts.
• SEIU 2015majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia's largest labor union representing homecare workers. Participates in LTSS4All coalition campaigns to protect Medi-Cal and home care access. Collaborative advocacy partner on care economy issues.
• LTSS4All CoalitionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide grassroots coalition led by Hand in Hand and partner organizations uniting people with disabilities, older adults, family caregivers, and professional homecare providers to create a just Long-term Services and Supports System. Coalition includes over 15 organizational members including Disability Rights California, Justice in Aging, and California Immigrant Policy Center.
• Seattle Office of Labor StandardsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCity agency that Hand in Hand collaborates with to inform Seattle employers about protective workplace policies and services available regardless of immigration status.
• California Alliance of Retired AmericansmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of the LTSS4All coalition, advocating for retiree rights and protections that benefit older adults who depend on home care services.
• Disability Rights CaliforniamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolicy and advocacy partner within the LTSS4All coalition, providing expertise on disability rights and protections in healthcare and home care settings.
• Justice in AgingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolicy advocacy partner specializing in economic security for older adults, contributing expertise on Medicaid, IHSS, and asset limit policies affecting seniors and people with disabilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA): NDWA is the leading national membership organization for domestic workers, directly comparable as a sister organization in the domestic worker ecosystem. Both organizations operate nationally, share overlapping goals around fair employment, and coordinate on advocacy campaigns including the Fair Care Pledge.
• Caring Across Generations: Caring Across Generations is a national coalition focused on care economy reform and improving care jobs, directly comparable to Hand in Hand's mission on home care worker advocacy. The two organizations are formal coalition partners working on shared legislative and advocacy priorities.
• Domestic Workers United: Domestic Workers United is a New York-based worker-led organization that helped pass the state's 2010 Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. It is directly comparable as a domestic worker advocacy organization with overlapping employer-facing and worker-facing programs in a shared geography.

Emerging players

• National Employment Law Project (NELP): NELP is a national worker advocacy organization focused on labor standards and enforcement for low-wage workers. It is comparable to Hand in Hand as a policy and advocacy peer operating in adjacent labor rights space, though its scope is broader and includes non-domestic industries.
• A Better Balance: A Better Balance is a national advocacy organization focused on workplace fairness, family caregiving, and pregnancy accommodations. It is comparable as a policy advocacy peer working on overlapping issues of employer-employee rights in care-related work.
• Family Values at Work: Family Values at Work is a national network of state coalitions advocating for paid family and medical leave and other work-family policies. It is comparable as a coalition-based advocacy peer with similar state-chapter structure and policy focus on caregiver protections.

Others

• Jobs With Justice: Jobs With Justice is a national worker rights coalition connecting more than 60 local affiliates. It is comparable as a labor coalition peer with similar coalition-building tactics, though its scope spans all low-wage industries rather than focusing on domestic work specifically.
• National Women's Law Center: NWLC is a national advocacy organization focused on gender justice, including economic security and care work policy. It is comparable as a policy advocacy peer working on overlapping issues around women-dominated care workforce and Medicaid-funded home care.
• National Council on Aging: The National Council on Aging is a national service and advocacy organization focused on improving the lives of older adults. It is comparable as an aging-focused advocacy peer with overlapping interest in home care access and Medicaid/Medicare policy affecting seniors.

Regional players

• Justice in Aging: Justice in Aging is a national nonprofit legal advocacy organization fighting senior poverty through economic security programs including Medicaid and IHSS. It is comparable as an LTSS4All coalition partner with overlapping focus on home care and Medicaid advocacy for elderly populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HiHemployers
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@domesticemployers
• Facebookfacebook.com/domesticemployers
• Instagraminstagram.com/hihdomesticemployers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Hand In Hand