Family Economic Security

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

March 31, 2017

Fifty years ago on April 4, 1967, our prophet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave the historic speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” at New York City’s Riverside Church. It was his first major public antiwar speech and a powerful warning that a rise in racial hatred, militarism and violence...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

March 29, 2017

President Trump’s address to Congress last month gave us in the human needs community much to smack our heads about. As the Coalition on Human Needs' Debbie Weinstein noted in this piece about Trump’s false promises, he promised better health care while working to repeal the ACA; thanks in part to...

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Lecia Imbery

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March 28, 2017

Have a #PussyHat in your closet? Well, break it OUT! It’s time to get together, to strategize, to make our voices HEARD, to wear our hats, and… to plan how we can have an impact at the city, state, and national levels to lift women, children, families, and our communities. It’s time to say #...

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Camie Jae Goldhammer

Family Economic Security Food! Military Families

March 27, 2017

This op-ed originally appeared in t he San Diego Union-Tribune and was authored by Representative Susan Davis and Abby Leibman Imagine serving your country, but needing help to feed your family — and because of a quirk in the law, you don’t qualify for food stamps. This is the harsh, underreported...

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Abby Leibman

Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

March 20, 2017

U.S. Senator Murray and U.S. Representative DeLauro swooped in last week (Super Woman style) with the reintroduction of the Healthy Families Act, national paid sick days legislation, which is a true win-win-win for working families, businesses, and the economy!

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Sara Alcid

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March 20, 2017

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner inks publishing deal with Hachette Books on a must-read manual for women activists, with all proceeds going to MomsRising.

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Sick Days

March 20, 2017

Happy Monday ! It’s time to roll up your sleeves for our Top #5Actions of the week (See below). You can do all five of the actions on one day, or spread them out across the week, your choice. The important thing is not when you do them, but IF you do them. And if you do them, your actions will add...

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Politics & Policy

March 16, 2017

The budget blueprint the Trump administration released today is an attack on our families, our communities, our economy and our country. Simply put - American families, and our economy as a whole, would be worse off if Congress adopted this budget, which prioritizes building walls over building...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! MomsRising Near You

March 15, 2017

I am angry! Food security is under attack in New Hampshire. For many New Hampshire working families, paychecks don't cover the full cost of living – daycare, rent, and utilities alone can easily add up to more than what a parent brings home. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, or...

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Jenny Foster

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

March 14, 2017

The Coalition on Human Needs just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report . Read on for articles on House Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, FY17 & FY18 budget and appropriations work, the revised travel ban, President Trump’s cabinet, worker...

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Lecia Imbery