The Rest & Recovery Fund

Working American women of color, especially Black and Latina mothers, lack what some may consider a fundamental human right: the right to rest. The USA is the only developed country that does not guarantee all its workers paid sick leave, deeply impacting underserved communities.

Theraflu created the Rest & Recover fund to help offset the lost wages from taking a sick day, and allow these women to get the rest they deserve. To promote the fund, we created a short docu-style film   “Calling In Sick”  which amplifies the voices of three real mothers from different backgrounds, circumstances, and generations that all struggle with the lack of paid sick days. They tell their stories in hopes that more women like them will feel emboldened to tell theirs, and to enlighten those unaware of this inequity to join as allies, advocating for social change.

ACD'S: Jeremy Lenz & Sucheta Shankar

Copywriter: Zach Kumaczow