A rally was held at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park in Rochester on Wednesday in support of the Better Care Better Jobs Act.
$400 billion would be put into the homecare industry, a sector struggling to retain workers.
Homecare workers sometimes work full time in the profession and remain at poverty level.
The demand will grow by 61% by 2026 for homecare workers in the Finger Lakes Region.
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