COVID-19 Solidarity Program
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The TeamWorks Institute developed and managed two solidarity funds in partnership with cleaning cooperatives -- one in Silicon Valley and the other in Boston. These partnership played critical roles in helping these co-ops to not only survive but actually develop new capacities during the first year of the crisis.
>>The Solidarity Development Fund provided a CRITICAL LIFELINE for the TeamWorks Cleaning co-op during its full suspension of operations (March 17 - June 8, 2020), and then continued to help fill the gap of lost revenue up until June 30, 2021 when the Fund was closed because it was no longer needed. >>The Boston Cleaning Co-op Fund was a similar fund that helped that allowed that co-op weather the crisis successfully. |
Families sustained: During the most disruptive phase of the pandemic in 2020, donations and grants managed by the TeamWorks Institute and passed through (100%) to two worker-owned cooperatives played a critical role in sustaining 25 full-time jobs -- and those members' families. We are grateful to the many donors that made this possible.
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Members are proud that they did not laid off any members and maintained their health insurance and other benefits. The combination of co-op values, an underlying foundation of existing policies and programs developed over many years at the co-ops, and the partnership of clients and other donors has made it possible to weather the storm.
Use of Funds Member Support: 90%
Member Stipends: 73% Health and Disability Insurance: 17% Co-op overhead: 5% (office rent , liability insurance, etc.) Save for long crisis: 5% |
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Education & Co-op Development
The intensive online education program implemented by the co-op during the full quarantine in the spring was a huge success. After receiving intensive coaching and training for several months, members are now self-managing an ongoing program of online education, committee projects, and co-op governance. The silver lining of the crisis is a higher level of member engagement and learning that emerged during this challenging period.
For more about how the TeamWorks Cleaning co-op has successfully managed the COVID crisis, visit this page on the co-op's own website.
For more about how the TeamWorks Cleaning co-op has successfully managed the COVID crisis, visit this page on the co-op's own website.
