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"My goal is to help them survive, and that’s not just physical survival, it’s mental survival"

11/01/21
Kelle has always made a point to talk to her children frankly about the issues that will shape their lives.
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Kerri Karvetski
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Recap of "Students, Safety, and Solutions: An Honest Conversation about Police Free Schools"

10/27/21
October is Juvenile Justice month and to kick off the month, the Youth and Family Justice team held a Facebook Live event to educate folks on the issues of police free schools and the school-to-prison pipeline. One our main objectives was to have a group of panelists who would bring a wide array of...
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Kelsey Reyes
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Paid Family Leave Podcast

Brand New Breaking Through Episode: Building Power #CareCantWait!

10/25/21
On the radio show this week we cover Juvenile Justice Month and the importance of getting police OUT of schools and counselors IN schools. Special guests include: Essence-Jade Gatheright, Chicago Freedom Schoo; Donna Norton, MomsRising; Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center; and Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave for All.
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Amber Dorsey
Care Can't Wait Rally group photo in DC
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ICYMI: Care Advocates, ASSEMBLE!!! "This is a moral reckoning." - Sen. Booker

10/25/21
Who came to the #CareCantWait rally? Click the headline to see!
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Kerri Karvetski
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Maternal Justice

Top #5Actions of the Past Week: Friday, October 22, 2021

10/22/21
It’s go time! Congress is negotiating now to decide what will be in the care infrastructure package that they hope to pass within weeks. We need to keep the pressure on!
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Sue Anne Reed
Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

A wage gap → a wealth gap → an opportunity gap

10/21/21
It’s mission critical that equal pay becomes a reality for ALL women and people because when we experience a wage gap in our paychecks, the overall wealth gap widens across gender and race. When the wealth gap widens for communities already experiencing systemic forces of oppression, like racism, transphobia, xenophobia, and/or ableism, the opportunity gap for our lives and families *also* worsens.
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Sara Alcid
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

3 Things You Can Do TODAY to Encourage Congress to Pass the Budget Reconciliation Package

10/21/21
Call. Tweet. Sign!
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Selina Maldonado
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Paid Family Leave

PowerUp & Build Back Better with Care Rally

10/20/21
Rally time for the Build Back Better plan! Click for details, plus the live stream link!
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Selina Maldonado
Breastfeeding

Families Can't Be Let Down. It's Time to Pass the PUMP Act.

10/19/21
“With this bill enacted, mothers will no longer be forced to choose between themselves, their infant’s health and their income.” - Rep. Carolyn Maloney
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Selina Maldonado
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Health Care Maternal Justice

Quick signature: Tell Congress that everyone deserves to have health care coverage!

10/19/21
There are still 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act. The majority of the over 2 million people who are currently in this “coverage gap” in these states are people of color. Tell your members of Congress to pass a federal solution to close the Medicaid coverage gap!
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Felicia Burnett

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