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Environmental Health Family Economic Security

06/19/15

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum says bill protects nail salon workers from exploitation and “improves safety” in industry where lack of access to licensing has “driven down labor standards”

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Miriam Yeung

Food!

06/19/15

Happy National Pollinator Week! WAIT - don’t go anywhere. I promise this has some relevance for folks who are 1) not obsessed with gardening, and/or 2) not obsessed with bees. Hear me out. Pollinators like bees and butterflies have a HUGE and essential role to play in our food system. In short: if...

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Karen Showalter

Food!

06/19/15

As researchers learn more about how hardship early in life can shape kids’ future, it’s important to understand which interventions can help all kids have the same opportunities — no matter where or to whom they’re born. WIC does just that. As we explained in a report , WIC i s a proven program...

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Zoe Neuberger

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

06/19/15

For Father's Day, let's honor dads by protecting key low-income tax credits that help 13 million working fathers and their families.

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Lecia Imbery

Politics & Policy

06/19/15

Deirdra Reed is a Senior Organizer at the Center for Community Change. Deirdra reflects here on the tragic shooting at the historic Charleston Church and the birthing of a black movement. When my sister-in-law was pregnant with her first child, she drove me crazy, calling me at all hours to tell me...

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Donna De La Cruz

Family Economic Security

06/19/15

Read these stories from dads that are boosted by the EITC and Child Tax Credit and then honor them this Father's Day by reaching out to your members of Congress!

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Elyssa Schmier

Gun Safety

06/19/15

On the evening of Wednesday, June 17th, nine men and women - mothers, fathers and grandparents - were shot and killed inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, an iconic African American house of worship known for centuries of human and civil rights activism. As executive...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Politics & Policy

06/18/15

By Joan Blades and Ralph Benko What's really at the root of America's political misery? We say: people just are not listening to each other. It's not merely at the level of elected officials. Elected officials are only the tip of the iceberg. And the iceberg is ... us. (The good news? We can...

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Joan Blades

VICTORY!

Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days

06/18/15

CONGRATULATIONS and thank you! Last Friday, the Oregon legislature — your legislature — said YES to paid sick days and passed a state-wide paid sick days bill!

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Sara Alcid

Food!

06/18/15

Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, introspection, charity, and prayer for Muslims around the world. This year, Ramadan starts on June 17th and ends on July 17th. In our newly released Healthy Ramadan Guide , in partnership with Values Partnerships and Muslim Wellness Foundation , Kameelah Rashad,...

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