Finding creative solutions to America’s care crisis

Many of us struggle to get help taking care of our kids or aging loved ones. How might we rethink the U.S. care economy?

Today, On Point: Finding creative solutions to America’s care crisis.

Guests

Nancy Folbre, professor emerita of economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Her research focuses on “care work,” or the parts of an economy involving child care, elder care, and other caregiving.

Michele Allgood, executive director, Gracious Living Adult Day and Health Care Center in Huntersville, North Carolina.

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Oren Cass, executive director of American Compass, a conservative think tank focused on economic policy.

Kate Noble, president and CEO of Growing Up New Mexico, an organization that runs early childhood programs in New Mexico and also advocates for policy improvements.

This program aired on February 23, 2024.