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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

03/10/16

Join us as we talk taxes at our #TaxChat Tweetchat on March 15th!

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Elyssa Schmier

Food!

03/10/16

This week we're profiling Sandy McKelvey, the founder of Hudson Valley Farm to School. One of Sandy's colleagues reached out, eager to profile Sandy's inspirational work in the Hudson Valley. Check out a snapshot of her latest project, bringing local beef into the Haldane School. On Wednesday,...

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Karen Showalter

Family Economic Security Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

03/10/16

MKD Family Photo 2015.jpg Google family calendar. Outlook work calendar. The calendar app that syncs my electronic calendars on my phone. My 2016 annual planner. The calendar that hangs on my kitchen wall. These are the tools that I use every day (in the attempt) to keep my schedule organized. As a...

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Mary Kay Devine

Immigration

03/10/16

This past week, several amicus briefs representing a wide range of American voices were submitted to the Supreme Court in support of lifting a lower court injunction preventing the implementation of the 2014 Obama expanded deferred action programs. First Focus was one of six anchor organizations...

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Wendy Cervantes

Tweetchat

Food!

03/10/16

To mark the 6th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, MomsRising and Congressman Rangel are joining forces to host a #FoodFri tweetchat! Join #FoodFri on March 11, 2016, between 1 - 2 p.m. Eastern, to chat with @MomsRising and @cbrangel about community health initiatives for families. Last year...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

03/09/16

Happy National School Breakfast Week! Sound like a no-brainer? And/or wondering why kids can't just eat breakfast at home? Read on, friends! I'm sharing great stats and resources to help us all remember why school breakfast is such a big deal. First the facts, according to FRAC's handy School...

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Karen Showalter

Food!

03/08/16

Check out the latest in our series profiling members of the Good Food Force, below, and the amazing work they're doing to build healthier communities. My name is Amber, but I also answer to Mom, Mama, Mommy, and various combinations of screeching/whining/guttural noises from my children. I...

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Amber Dunn

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

03/08/16

Disagreements among House Republicans over their FY17 budget proposal caused House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) to postpone a committee meeting originally set for February 25 where the proposal would have been unveiled.

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Lecia Imbery

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

03/08/16

Negotiations in the Senate over funding to help Flint, MI have produced a bill with a bipartisan list of 10 cosponsors, and it contains a cut to pay for the Flint relief. Yet its prospects are still uncertain.

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Debbie Weinstein

Health Care

03/08/16

I was visiting with a dear friend this past weekend who shared she’s battling depression. “It comes and it goes. But when it returns, I often freeze and forget what helps me most; all my great self-care practices fly right out the window,” she said. I could relate. Last week I had a bomb dropped on...

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