Family Economic Security

Paid Family Leave Health Care Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security

February 3, 2014

I took advantage of California Paid Family Leave after my baby was born. During that 12 weeks, I bonded with my baby by breastfeeding him as often and as long as possible; I also built a very good milk supply. By the time I went back to work when my little one turned 3 months old, I had two gallon...

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To-wen Tseng

Paid Family Leave Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy Family Economic Security Gun Safety

January 30, 2014

“I can remember only a few years back when the MomsRising State of the Union BINGO card was nearly empty. Keep up the incredible work!” --Wendy, MomsRising member Two words you never thought you'd see together: Historic. BINGO. Tuesday night’s State of the Union address and MomsRising's related...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Paid Sick Days Family Economic Security

January 27, 2014

Big doins' this week! We're all getting on the horn to talk about women in the US, how to get to fair pay, why families need a paid leave program they can count on, and what paid sick days would mean for the economic security of moms and dads. Just like child care, these issues connect public...

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Valerie Young

Family Economic Security Health Care Open Flexible Work

January 17, 2014

My job requires frequent traveling. As a journalist, I've been reporting from places such as quake-stricken Haiti, war-torn Mexico, and typhoon-damaged Taiwan. These are challenging works. The biggest challenge, though, is collecting and transporting breast milk while traveling. After all, I'm more...

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To-wen Tseng

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

January 16, 2014

After multiple attempts by Senate leadership to reach an agreement on an unemployment benefits extension, they have reached a standstill ....again. MomsRising is urging the Senate to stay in session and pass this important bill, rather then go home for recess like originally planned. Each week that...

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

January 15, 2014

It has now been 19 days since unemployment benefits expired for millions of Americans and Congress is gearing up to leave town without extending these vital benefits again. We need to stop them in their tracks from leaving town! *Write your members of Congress and tell them to not leave town until...

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

January 13, 2014

Each week unemployment benefits fail to be extended, state economies lose $400 million. And as we already know, the personal toll is far greater....just read Carla and Kym's stories below and you'll see why. Carla's (from Cary, NC) story: I lost my repair services dispatch job in February 2012. I...

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

January 10, 2014

The Senate was thisclose to having a deal on a one year extension of unemployment benefits last night... and then it all fell apart. This is unfortunate news for moms like Carolyn and Katie who are searching for jobs and struggling to make ends meet with out unemployment benefits. Here are their...

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security

January 10, 2014

This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration of the War on Poverty, when he called for every American citizen to be able to fulfill his basic hopes, including maintaining the well-being of his family. While many investments established by the War on Poverty have...

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Cara Baldari

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget

January 9, 2014

We keep hearing from moms and women from around the country who are struggling to make ends meet and terrified that they are going to lose their unemployment benefits. Kimberly and Andrea have experiences shared by so many people out there. MomsRising is going to continue to advocate for the...

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Elyssa Schmier