Caring for California: Investing in cross-sector collaboration to advance an equitable care economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified the fault lines in our systems of care. At the same time, we are seeing hope in policymakers’ increased interest in and attention to the care economy. These developments inspired us to explore opportunities to support similar cross-sector collaboration in California. By hearing directly from leaders in the care economy, this report assesses the critical needs and opportunities in California, gauges the feasibility of greater collaboration across sectors of the care economy, and recommends how philanthropy can best support this collaboration.