Our Historic Timeline
October 5, 2019
Members received their certificates for We Rise Nanny Training from Cornell University.
July 12, 2019
Beyond Care celebrates the 11th Year Anniversary.
January 2018
OPEN HOUSE:
Beyond Care holds its 4th Open House for New Members!
July 2015
Members attend the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
November 2014
Current president of Beyond Care joins the Board of the Democracy at Work Institute.
May and June 2014
The members participated in advocacy efforts to pass the Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative in City Hall that would allocate 1.2 million dollars to organizations
May 2014
A couple of the members gave testimony at a Council Hearing on worker cooperatives.
May 2014
Members attended the National Worker Cooperative Conference in Chicago.
January 2014
The Beyond Care Cooperative receives its biggest group childcare job to date! More than half of the members assisted in providing childcare to about 200
January 2014
OPEN HOUSE:
Beyond Care holds its 5th Open House for New Members in 2017-2018.
March 2013
Members complete a child Abuse & Neglect Training conducted by Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
October 2012
OPEN HOUSE:
Beyond Care holds it 2nd Open House for New Members!
June 2011
Members complete a training on working with children with special needs conducted by CHALLENGE.
March 2011
OPEN HOUSE:
Beyond Care holds it 2nd Open House for New Members!
October 2010
OPEN HOUSE:
Beyond Care holds it 1st Open House for New Members!
June 24, 2010
Members complete a Child Abuse & Neglect Training conducted by LCSW.
January 7, 2010
Members complete a training on how to Read to Children of different ages.
January 3, 2010
Members participate in an organizing campaign for the passing of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights for New York State. They attended rallies in Albany,
April – July 2009
Members complete an 8-week Professional Parenting Course with Social Worker and Coop President.
June 26, 2009
Members completed the nanny training through Cornell Labor Institute.
March 1, 2009
Members attend Workplace-Based ESL classes using curriculum especially designed for Beyond Care on child care.
January 6, 2009
1st article about Beyond Care is published in the Park Slope Food Coop Gazette, “The Case for Worker Co-ops.”
January 2, 2009
Members completed a 10-week training of health and nutrition with Cornell University Labor Institute.
August 2008
The Official Launch of the Beyond Care Childcare Cooperative with 17 founding members.
June – August 2008
Founding members go through an 8-week coop training provided by Cooperative Development Program.