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05/10/16

As parents, we try to do the best for our children. We want them to be happy, healthy, successful and more. For me, quality education is a huge priority for my son Tommy. So when it was time to find the right preschool for him, I did not take the task lightly. I’m lucky to work part-time for Great...

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Lindsay Warren

Health Care

05/09/16

We’re coming up on one of my favorite observances of the year — National Women’s Health Week . I love this week because it’s for every woman, no matter her age or stage in life. It’s about being the healthiest version of yourself by making small tweaks to improve your health. I know that’s true for...

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Nancy C. Lee

Childcare & Early Education Military Families

05/09/16

Military families need more child care flexibility than is often available within their military community. One mom builds the case for greater availability of hourly care.

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National Military Family Association

Immigration Politics & Policy

05/09/16

May is a beautiful time of year. We have the opportunity to celebrate Mother’s Day and enjoy the full bloom of spring. But there’s another reason May is significant for us: it’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Unfortunately, few people have an understanding of our communities. California is...

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Aarti Kohli

Childcare & Early Education

05/08/16

As mothers and grandmothers who have dedicated our lives to serving children, our own and others, we know firsthand how important a stable home, a positive emotional and learning environment and safe communities are for a child’s healthy development.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Immigration Politics & Policy

05/07/16

Mother’s Day is bittersweet for tens of thousands of families separated by incarceration who wish they were together. A majority of women in prison and jail are mothers; more mothers are locked away in “detention facilities” for immigrants and refugees seeking asylum. Some organizations are...

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Rachel Roth

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Food!

05/06/16

Since the 1980s, diabetes rates among U.S. adults have nearly quadrupled. A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that unequal food access in the United States plays an important role in diabetes rates, especially for communities of color. How do we solve the issue of access and...

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Migdalia Rivera

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

05/06/16

As we celebrate mothers and grandmothers, foster mothers, and all those who step in to parent children in need, let’s pledge to take responsibility not only for our own children and grandchildren but for all children or at least for one child who may not be our own.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Family Economic Security MomsRising Politics & Policy

05/06/16

Inspiring. Last week, celebrities, advocates, and clemency recipients descended on Capitol Hill for a #JusticeReformNow briefing to talk about our country’s desperate need to end mass incarceration. We then met with lawmakers and staff to deliver MomsRising's petitions on Justice and Sentencing...

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

05/06/16

Flowers are purchased, cards are mailed and brunch reservations are made. Mother’s Day is here again. But what many moms really need for this holiday is something much different – and much more substantial. Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Department of Labor held an event yesterday to discuss...

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