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Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

Most of our response to hunger in America is wrong. The programs and policies we employ are, by and large, misdirected, misguided and missing the mark entirely. That shameful fact is the result of one simple problem: When we ask the wrong question, the answer is inevitably wrong, too. The question...

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Abby Leibman

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

While much attention has been focused recently on protecting the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) , there is equally urgent action needed in Washington to save critical pieces of the federal EITC and Child Tax Credit (CTC). The federal and Michigan EITCs combine to provide much-needed...

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Gilda Jacobs

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

In the 2013-14 school year, there were 1.36 million homeless students in the United States, doubling since before the recession.

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Linda Couch

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget Food! Health Care

10/19/15

Many of you are probably familiar with WIC—the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children—and what a vital role it plays in ensuring healthy, nutritious diets for families facing financial difficulty. However, did you know that in addition to providing a healthy food...

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Elisabet Eppes

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

10/19/15

Some members of Congress are putting public programs that are vital to women and families on the chopping block—despite evidence showing that these programs lift millions of Americans out of poverty each year. With poverty levels as high as they are, we can’t afford to let Congress cut these...

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Amelia Bell

Health Care

10/18/15

3 John 1-2 (NIV) says, “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.” Hum… in the household of faith, we recite that scripture so often. I think most of us truly believe the Word of God is true and we believe God to...

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Lottie Minor

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

10/17/15

New data from Gallup suggests that 56% of moms would prefer to stay home with kids than work outside the home, and 39% of women without young children would like the role of a homemaker. This is down from recent years. According to Gallup, in the late 1990s to early 2000s, more than half of women...

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To-wen Tseng

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Food!

10/16/15

Since 1979, October 16 has been marked as World Food Day. It's a day to spread awareness and draw national attention to hunger, malnutrition and poverty, as well as draw attention to programs that work in our nation. This year World Food Day falls on a Friday and we want to commemorate it with a #...

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Migdalia Rivera

Health Care

10/15/15

Today is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. In order to bring awareness to this day, yesterday's chat was dedicated to it. The #OneConversation chat happening on social media was created to ignite discussion around barriers and stigma that keep Latinos from talking openly about HIV and AIDS with...

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Sili Recio

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Food! Politics & Policy

10/15/15

When I was a kid, I didn’t know when companies were trying to sell me something. I’m not unique; most kids don’t understand the intent of advertising. But marketing for unhealthy items – sugary drinks, chips, candy, fast food – can get kids to beg their parents or caregivers for those treats. Then...

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