Christina DAllesandro

Christina DAllesandro was the NH State Director for MomsRIsing. She previously worked at Save the Children UK advocating for children affected by HIV and AIDS. A lover of books and a mom to two crazy boys she still sees the glass as half-full.

Twitter: @cdallesandro

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A black and white shot of a ceramic piggy bank in the hands of a young person, whose hands are held by an older set of hands.

Health Care

April 19, 2018

I have had it. This morning I got another GoFundMe request in my inbox. This time it is to support the treatment for the mother of a teammate on my son’s lacrosse team. She will need to have surgery in the next two weeks to remove a brain tumor. I don’t know her well, but I do know she is a single mom of a 10 year old boy and I can tell you I am absolutely furious that rather than focus on her recovery and her son, she has to first and foremost figure out how she’ll be able to afford lifesaving treatment and how she’ll be able to afford the time away from work she’ll need to recover. With any...

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Health Care MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

May 24, 2017

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Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Podcast

March 20, 2017

Most of us spend a great deal of time at work - with our colleagues, doing our job. This can be a wonderful thing or a true challenge. When we feel valued, work can be an amazing thing – you feel part of something, appreciated and engaged. This is something every company should strive for, but how to achieve it? You can make the case that it all starts with culture. A company’s culture is reflected in every aspect of their business. This ranges from the way you treat individual employees and engage in your broader community, to the way you produce and market your products. In New Hampshire,...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

March 15, 2017

Some days are just amazing – and last week I had one of those days. I was able to attend an awesome concert and facilitate an amazing discussion with a fabulous group of people in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts at an awesome event organized by pianist Sarah Bob and her emerging Nasty Cooperative. The Nasty Cooperative was formed when Sarah decided she wanted to do something. She thought about what she did well - music and event planning - and decided to host a concert and discussion. The goals were to (1) share some amazing music (2) engage in dialogue about the issues we are facing today and (...

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Childcare & Early Education Gun Safety MomsRising

January 30, 2017

Betsy DeVos in charge of my child’s education scares me. When questioned by the Senate committee she could not answer basic questions about education policy and declined to commit to protecting funds for public schools. She would not commit enforcing gun-free zones at schools, to enforcing laws designed to prevent and punish sexual assault on college campuses, and to supporting measures that would help ensure that children with disabilities are well-served by our schools.

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MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

January 11, 2017

You hear about NH every four years because of the presidential election, but other things are happening in NH too! Some good, some not so good. Did you see the news about Concord, NH's first baby of 2017? (1) The night that Lamar and his wife Lindsay should have been celebrating the New Year arrival of their baby Cainan instead will be remembered for the text Lamar received at 1AM informing him that he was fired from his job for missing work to be at the birth! Come on!!! New Hampshire is much like the rest of the country - and as we start 2017, less than 1/3 of working people in New...

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You MomsVote Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

October 24, 2016

Things are certainly changing different this election season. While there is a lot that is deeply disturbing, and a lot I will not want to remember after 2016 is said and done, but one thing that is worth acknowledging is that the discussion moved forward for families, and that Paid Family and Medical Leave has finally found a spot on center stage. Not only are those at the top of the ticket finally discussing real paid family and medical leave policies – but this is further trickling down to the state, county and local levels. In fact, in NH alone – in our primary, we had all three Democrats...

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July 26, 2016

Nearly 20 percent of Americans are living with a disability, and countless others are deeply involved in caring for and supporting individuals affected by disability. Last year we celebrated 25 years from the passage of the Americans with Disability Act. We highlighted many successes, while realizing that we still have a long way to go. Those who have grown up under the infrastructure of laws including Section 504, IDEA, and the ADA are referred to as the “ADA Generation.” As this generation comes of age their expectations for their lives are different than those who came before. Many have...

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July 6, 2016

When I recently attended an advance prescreening of Intelligent Lives, a wonderful film by Dan Habib that will challenge our definition of intelligence when it is released next year, in the discussion that followed the clip, a number of participants from the film were answering audience questions. Suddenly, and quite unexpectedly, one of the young people featured in the film, a young man from Boston, rose to address the assembled viewers. We all waited while Naieer composed his thoughts and for the next few minutes, the audience allowed Naieer the time and space to share with us. I felt the...

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Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

May 22, 2016

10 years ago my life changed forever. In a frenzy of pain and excitement my son arrived at 3:30AM and what was two became a trio. At the time, I was working full-time in an intense job that I loved – that also provided paid family leave – and this made all the difference. When I think back on this time, three numbers jump out to me - 6, 12, and 24. 6 – Survival? At six weeks post delivery I remember looking at my baby and thinking – we might actually survive this – I will likely not kill you accidentally and we may actually even come to enjoy our time together. I was sure I loved my baby –...

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising Near You MomsVote Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

February 9, 2016

Yesterday I decided to declare my own "Take Your Child to Work" Day! It was the last day before the New Hampshire primary and nearly every candidate was within a 30 mile radius of our house, so we decided to take in the election up close and personal. While NH gets a lot of attention every four years, it is rare that both parties' nominations are in play. With so many candidates on the ground, even at this late date we could get still get up close with nearly every one we wanted to see. So my nine year old son Dominic and I went on the stump! I am the NH Director of MomsRising and by virtue...

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Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You MomsVote Politics & Policy

February 4, 2016

Only 5 more days! New Hampshire is crazier than ever. I thought that we would get some clarity after the Iowa Caucuses, but if anything the path ahead is only murkier. With so few days and remaining I wish I could offer a great nugget of wisdom or some sharp insight into what Granite Staters will do next Tuesday, but sadly I cannot. What I can tell you is that we are talking about it – we are thinking about it and we are not really sure what we are going to do when push comes to shove. I find myself thinking that if only we have had more time to figure this out, but then again – in all...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsVote Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

January 7, 2016

New Hampshire gets a lot of attention these days, with so many candidates running around the state it is hard to avoid the hordes of media that are hot on their tails. However, I ask you this - Are they talking about what you are interested in? Every Child Matters and MomsRising want to make sure that the conversation stays on working families and the issues that matter to us and we are pulling out all of our guns to make sure it does. We will be leading a series of Twitter conversations over the next few weeks to ensure that New Hampshire families do not get lost in the shuffle. Our first...

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

November 10, 2015

I had a chance to spend some time with Marco Rubio - he gave us some insight on where he stands on important issues like paid leave, immigration and increasing the minimum wage.

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October 22, 2015

There are just under 16 weeks until the New Hampshire primary – 16 weeks, 111 days, it seems so long, and yet – throw in Christmas, New Years and a snow storm or two, and it will be February 9th before you know it. In New Hampshire we take our politics quite seriously, and we expect the candidates to take us seriously too! Before this is over candidates will have traipsed through our state from Woodstock to Seabrook and everywhere in between. We do indeed have access, but are we sure we are getting the substance that we need to inform our decisions? While I was listening to the Democratic...

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Family Economic Security

October 7, 2015

Recently, author Josh Levs was interviewed on NHPR’s The Exchange about his new book “All In” in which he advocates for changing the policies around paid family leave in the United States. I am thrilled to see that this issue is being discussed in New Hampshire, and want to thank the Women’s Foundation for bringing Levs in to talk about this critical issue.

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Family Economic Security

October 7, 2015

There is so much going on in New Hampshire. The foliage is changing and candidates are everywhere! There are discussions about paid leave, about strengthening the middle class and taking a stand for families and even more recently family friendly workplaces. But, I wonder - are we all talking the same language? What does a family friendly workplace mean to you? Our partner the NH Women’s Foundation is working across New Hampshire to promote opportunity and equality for women and girls. They feel that creating family friendly workplaces is critical to achieving these goals. Now, they want to...

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I am Sick of Crowdfunding for Healthcare

I am sick of Crowdfunding for Healthcare

Creating a culture of community in the workplace

Music and Activism - #KeepMarching!

ACT NOW: Reject Betsy DeVos' nomination for Secretary of Education!

New Year, New Baby...New job?!

Paid Family and Medical Leave is everywhere in #NH

#Disability Blog Carnival - Living in a post ADA world

Lives can change in an instant

6, 12 and 24 - surviving the birth of my first son

Taking my boy on the STUMP in NH #FITN

5 more days - #NH posting from #FITN central

#NHPrimaryConcerns - join the conversation

Conversation Cafe with Marco Rubio

Winter is coming

“All In” in New Hampshire - What Paid Family Leave Means for Our Families

New Hampshire! What does a family friendly workplace look like to you?