Family Economic Security

March 3, 2015

MOMentum for paid sick days is rocketing forward! Now 17 cities and 3 states across the United States have paid sick days laws on the books. And…drum roll please…on February 12th, U.S. Senator Patty Murray and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro introduced the Healthy Families Act, a nationwide paid sick days bill. But this isn’t a done deal yet. We need your help.

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Sara Alcid

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 25, 2015

My commitment to breastfeeding started as a young mother. I believe it is the best start we can give our babies. My first child was not breastfed because of a myth that my husband had. He believed that the breasts were not meant for that purpose because it was an old fashioned concept. He also...

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Gaylean Woods

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 25, 2015

Can you talk about your commitment to breastfeeding support, and how you began? My interest and commitment to infant feeding support developed out of my clinical, graduate, and personal experiences. As a public health nurse working with pregnant and parenting African American women and their...

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Dr. Ifeyinwa Asiodu

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

February 25, 2015

On Monday morning, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued a new rule allowing employees to take unpaid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to care for their same-sex spouse, regardless of where the couple lives. Previously, employees were only eligible to take FMLA leave to...

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Michael Porcello

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 23, 2015

Tell us about MamaToto Village and how it began. Mamatoto Village is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, devoted to creating career pathways for Women of Color in the field of Maternal Health; and empowering women with the necessary tools to make the most informed decisions and choices in their...

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Aza Nedhari

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 23, 2015

Tell us about the Breastfeeding Empowerment Zone and how it began. The Brooklyn Breastfeeding Empowerment Zone is a 3-year initiative funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to address the low rate of breastfeeding in the...

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Sharon Marshall-Taylor

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

February 20, 2015

The House passed billions in corporate tax breaks while neglecting low-income workers and their families. It's not only a Head Smacker, it's unacceptable.

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Debbie Weinstein

Family Economic Security

February 16, 2015

AUSTIN, Tex. -- Mark your calendars. The hugely successful, standing-room only Latin@s in Tech Summit leading up to the South by Southwest Festival is back! This time there will be 33 nationally and internationally acclaimed entrepreneurs as speakers, more focused panels on key lessons learned by...

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Elisa Batista

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 15, 2015

Tell us about your work and how it began. I was trained as a midwife in Great Britain in 1979 and moved to the United States in 1989. My experience has been quite diverse: European hospitals, American birth centers, clinics and homebirth environments. I’ve been instrumental in the regulation of...

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Jennie Joseph

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

February 13, 2015

February 13th is Tipped Wage Worker Day. Believe it or not, it has been 24 years since tipped wage workers have seen a raise. They still make $2.13/hour in many states. That is just crazy! We need to raise awareness, raise our voices, and raise the wage!

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