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Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

03/11/16

Imagine what our country could do with an additional $695 billion. Imagine the number of schools we could build. The number of teachers we could hire (and the decent salaries we could pay!) The number of child care and early childhood education slots we could fill. Imagine how we could combat...

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David Elliot

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

03/11/16

There were 7 million of you out there, many of them moms, who recently missed out on the Earned Income Tax Credit. The EITC is a key opportunity during tax time for working Americans to infuse some cash into their households. For a filer with children -- this averaged to $3074 in 2013. Yet, year...

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Rose Afriyie

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

03/11/16

With the arrival of warm weather, health officials in the U.S. say it is not a matter of if but when we will see a widespread outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Are we ready for it? No, we are not. Stateline , an initiative of Pew Charitable Trusts, recently reported that budget cuts at the...

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David Elliot

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Food!

03/11/16

Congress has been dragging its feet to pass emergency funding that could help Flint families suffering with poisoned water. We need you to stand up and speak out TODAY! Write Congress and tell them to support Flint families ASAP!

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Elyssa Schmier

Childcare & Early Education

03/11/16

Growing up in the Bible Belt, I had to grow unnecessarily accustomed to religion: forced to listen to it on a daily basis at school and any social functions. In my country of birth, Panama, religion was not such a constant topic or force of influence. We have had Arab and Jewish citizens forever,...

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Clarissa LT

Politics & Policy

03/11/16

“I am an insider serving a life and 20 year sentence at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Twenty-six years ago I was rendered infamous by the State of Tennessee through a judicial process of ‘thingafication,’ replacing my identity with a capitalistic signature, 133881. Since then, at 19 years...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

03/10/16

Join us as we talk taxes at our #TaxChat Tweetchat on March 15th!

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Elyssa Schmier

Food!

03/10/16

This week we're profiling Sandy McKelvey, the founder of Hudson Valley Farm to School. One of Sandy's colleagues reached out, eager to profile Sandy's inspirational work in the Hudson Valley. Check out a snapshot of her latest project, bringing local beef into the Haldane School. On Wednesday,...

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Karen Showalter

Family Economic Security Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

03/10/16

MKD Family Photo 2015.jpg Google family calendar. Outlook work calendar. The calendar app that syncs my electronic calendars on my phone. My 2016 annual planner. The calendar that hangs on my kitchen wall. These are the tools that I use every day (in the attempt) to keep my schedule organized. As a...

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Mary Kay Devine

Immigration

03/10/16

This past week, several amicus briefs representing a wide range of American voices were submitted to the Supreme Court in support of lifting a lower court injunction preventing the implementation of the 2014 Obama expanded deferred action programs. First Focus was one of six anchor organizations...

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