Health Care

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 12, 2015

tytina.jpeg I have been doing this work for a number of years and I truly feel that this is my calling. I started as a young mother, with minimal support. I gained interest when I saw other mothers like me, striving to be good parents. I initially started as an outreach worker, promoting Healthy...

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Tytina Sanders-Bey

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 12, 2015

Tell us about Black Women Do Breastfeed (BWDBF) and how it began. When I had my first child in 2009, I used to turn to the internet to find breastfeeding information and community with other breastfeeding moms. I quickly noticed that there were not many images or stories of modern Black...

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Nicole Sandiford

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 11, 2015

Tell us about Table for Two and how it began. Table for Two (TFT) is a community organization that seeks to establish public lactation rooms for breastfeeding mothers. We provide grassroots and real-world approaches to building global breastfeeding acceptance. The signature TFT campaign asks the...

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Sojourner Marable Grimmett

Health Care

February 9, 2015

When shopping for a plan, a few questions to ask include: How much health care do I need? Do you expect to visit a doctor often? Is my preferred brand of birth control covered? How important is it to me to see my current doctor? Am I expecting any major life events in the coming year?

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Jeannina Perez

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

February 6, 2015

“We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made, and his senses are being developed. To...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Paid Family Leave

February 3, 2015

The President's budget is hundreds of pages! Have no fear, MomsRising has broken it all down for you and provides you with all the things you need to know.

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

February 3, 2015

This post, authored by LeeAnn Hall , originally appeared on TalkPoverty.org . LeeAnn Hall discusses why Medicaid expansion is necessary for women's health and urges states who have not done so to take this important action . TalkPoverty.org is dedicated to demonstrating that we know how to...

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Alyssa Peterson

Take Action

Health Care

January 30, 2015

Great news! Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and other city leaders are going the extra mile to make sure our kids have the health coverage they need! Jacksonville was recently awarded a grant through the National League of Cities to connect uninsured kids with low-cost KidCare and Medicaid coverage...

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Jeannina Perez

Raise your voice!

Health Care

January 30, 2015

In early March, the Supreme Court of the United States will review a case that threatens to eliminate financial assistance for health coverage in about 36 states as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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Jeannina Perez

Health Care

January 27, 2015

The new Congress is only a few weeks old but already some Senators and Representatives are threatening to make major changes to Medicaid, which would effect millions of families. We need moms to take action! Your letters will help us keep Medicaid funding off the chopping block before any momentum for negative change gets underway in Congress.

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Elyssa Schmier