Family Economic Security

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

October 8, 2014

When you look at how our federal government spends money, do you see the priorities of your family and your community reflected? Your own day to day priorities might include getting something on the table for dinner, volunteering at your child’s cash-strapped school, scheduling doctors’ visits, or...

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Lindsay Koshgarian

Family Economic Security Immigration

October 8, 2014

Today, there are an estimated 11.3 million undocumented immigrants living in the US. Under current immigration law, these individuals are barred from working legally and, as a result, regularly self-select into jobs that minimize their risk of detection and deportation. Most undocumented workers ultimately find themselves in low-wage jobs where they are susceptible to exploitation and unable to exert their labor rights. It’s a simple fact: our broken immigration system is forcing families to live under precarious financial conditions.

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Alyssa Peterson

Family Economic Security

October 6, 2014

October 8th marks the women’s online day of action to raise the minimum wage, as well as Latina Equal Pay Day. Please join @MomsRising for a Twitter Storm on October 8th from 3-4pm ET.

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

October 2, 2014

I was out the other night with some of my colleagues and we were discussing ideas about what could help create a more supportive work culture at our university. The only two women at the table spoke about the need for more family friendly workplaces, specifically the need for paid family leave. We...

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Meredith Tweed

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsVote

September 24, 2014

Well, they did it again. Senate Republican leaders last week blocked Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) bill that would let students refinance their college loans. It’s not the first time. They also did it in June. Don’t they understand that student loan debt is an emergency? It totals $1.2 trillion...

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Liz Shuler

Family Economic Security

September 23, 2014

La semana de alfabetización para adultos se llevó a cabo este mes con el propósito de crear conciencia sobre el importante papel que juega la educación básica en el bienestar social y personal, y para la seguridad económica de las familias. La habilidad para leer y escribir y hacer operaciones...

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Claudia Williams

Family Economic Security Gun Safety Politics & Policy

September 22, 2014

TERRIFIC BREAKING NEWS! Giant thank you to Alicia Keys for partnering with MomsRising.org & others in a big way for her ‪#‎WeAreHere‬ movement!

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsVote

September 17, 2014

In today's economy, our lowest hanging fruit is childcare -- basic facilities (or homes) that offer children of low-to-moderate incomes a safe place to learn and socialize.

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Kelli King-Jackson

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Family Economic Security

September 10, 2014

BREAKING! Due in no small part to your efforts, letters, calls, stories, and testimony, the U.S. Senate just advanced the Paycheck Fairness Act in a historic vote. But the bill isn't fully passed yet.

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Ruth Martin

Family Economic Security Health Care

September 9, 2014

I have relied on Medicaid for both my daughter and I on and off since she was a toddler. Not long after graduating with my MA in Family Counseling, my daughter and I were left without health insurance, since I was no longer allowed to purchase the university's group health plan. With my first job...

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