Childcare

for us, by us.

Our Care

  • In home childcare centering Black & Brown families

    Care is to allow support for you to rest & heal in postpartum

    Parent(s) may leave home, but must return prior to the end of care

    Care can be provided to both the newborn and your other children

  • Short Term Care

    Care will last one month, with potential for an extension - depending on program capacity.

    Visits are 3 hours long and happen 1-3x per week at recurring days and times.

  • What Our Specialists Do

    Our specialists focuses when providing care are:

    constant supervision, feeding, diaper changes, dev appropriate activities, sleep support, care communication, light child related tidying if time allows

Our Dream Team

Jai Fields, Program Director

Erin Backus, Grants Manager

Genesis Green, Childcare Specialist (East)

Linda Horukeye, Childcare Specialist (LAMP clients)

Zion Flores, Childcare Specialist (South)

Vanessa Gerbaz, Childcare Specialist (Northeast)

Tavia Williams, Care Coordinator

Aleda Hall, Childcare Specialist (Northwest)

Brai Coleman, Childcare Specialist (Central)

All of our childcare specialists…

  • have previous childcare experience

  • CPR/First aid certified

  • background checked

  • complete childcare training

  • complete anti racism training

  • participate in professional development throughout the year

  • are paid thriving wages

Want to join the team? We are currently not hiring for the childcare team until 2025.

Lokni Muniz, Childcare Specialist (Latinx families)

Maya Guevara, Childcare Specialist (Latinx families)

Moe Payne, Childcare Specialist (Central/South)

Janice Satterwhite, Childcare Specialist (Appointments)

Ward Family

“Childcare with Brai has gone really well! We are hoping she can assist us [next month] as well. The postpartum experience has been a rollercoaster as we adjust to a family of four. Having Brai has helped tremendously and our toddler absolutely adores her.”

Williams Family

“Vanessa’s presence was a comforting embrace, she was not just a childcare specialist, but anurturing presence during those delicate postpartum days, offering a supporting hand and listening ear. My babies still ask about her to this day. She was the help I did not know I needed. My family is forever grateful for her.”

For any program related questions please email our program director at jai@givingaustinlaborsupport.org.

Ready to get childcare?

  1. Apply for respite care

  2. Complete pre-services evaluation

  3. Complete intake call with our care coordinator

  4. Receive match email with specialist + care details

    CARE BEGINS!

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