Family Economic Security

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

November 23, 2016

The Universal Paid Leave Act is up for a vote on December 6th! Tell the DC Council to do right by the District's families and keep the bill strong & comprehensive for a vote!

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Sara Alcid

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

November 12, 2016

Hemos escuchado de padres de familia con niños en edad escolar de todo el país que están sintiendo ansiedad como resultado de la elección. Padres de familia que tienen dificultades para tratar de asegurar que los niños en sus comunidades se sientan seguros ante el aumento de la intimidación y el...

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Khadija Gurnah

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

November 10, 2016

This was a hard election cycle. Nationwide, many were distressed and turned off by the tenor of the campaigns. And today, while millions of Americans celebrate, millions more feel defeated. But regardless of which candidate you supported and whether you’re celebrating or somber today, this fact...

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Lecia Imbery

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsVote Politics & Policy

November 9, 2016

This morning we woke up to a very different world than the one we woke up to yesterday. So many questions linger in the air, and the uncertainty of what happens next is weighing on all of our minds. The biggest weight on my shoulders today is how do I explain this to my son? How can someone who...

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Donna Hoffman Cullinan

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

November 2, 2016

I was embarrassed that I had welled up to the point where my nose and my eyes could no longer function properly. I attempted not to take a huge breath or blink since tears were going to pour. From the stage I listened to Heather C. McGhee tell all of us that we needed to listen and understand one...

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Lina Acosta Sandaal

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

November 2, 2016

Me avergüenza admitir que me emocioné hasta el punto en que mis ojos y mi nariz no podían funcionar apropiadamente. Traté de no respirar ni pestañar para evitar un chorro de lágrimas. Desde el escenario Heather C. McGhee nos hablaba de la importancia de escucharnos y comprender nuestra condición...

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Lina Acosta Sandaal

Family Economic Security

November 1, 2016

Lucianna Borrego is a grocery deli cashier in California who was thrilled to be expecting a baby boy. Several months into her pregnancy, she told her bosses that she needed to avoid lifting more than 10 pounds - a routine accommodation made to workers who had suffered an injury. But while she had...

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Xochitl Oseguera

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...

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Christina D'Allesandro

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

October 21, 2016

Earlier this week Spotify, the music streaming service, announced they’re endorsing Sen. Gillibrand’s FAMILY Act: a federal bill that would create an insurance program that would provide workers--including those who are self-employed and/or work part time--with much-needed income while they, or a...

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Ruth Martin

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

October 20, 2016

75 percent of extremely low income renters spend more than half of their income on housing costs alone. We must expand housing resources for our nation’s lowest income renters.

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Lecia Imbery