Family Economic Security

April 14, 2015

Tax Day is April 15th and millions of families around the country are depending on the tax break they receive through the EITC to pay for things like car repairs, mortgage payments, medicine for their children, and clothes. Listen to these 3 moms on why the EITC is so important.

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Elyssa Schmier

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April 14, 2015

This Mother’s Day win our 2015 Year of Self-Care Mother’s Day Giveaway and enjoy nurturing relaxation, nourishment, empowering coaching, inspiration, plus tools/resources/Renee's favorite self-renewal products and services for an entire year! The $1,850 Year of Self-Care Mother’s Day Giveaway for...

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Renee Trudeau

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

April 14, 2015

Working women are shorted 23 cents for every dollar a man makes. On its own, 23 cents doesn’t sound like much. Sure it’s wrong that women still are paid only 77 cents on the man’s dollar. But what can 23 cents buy? How about a nice house? A private college education for four kids? Twelve brand new...

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Liz Shuler

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

April 8, 2015

On Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 1pm ET, national organizations will answer critical questions surrounding the budget and share ways to take action with #StopTheCuts.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

April 6, 2015

Tax cuts for lower- and middle-income folks are more effective than tax cuts for the wealthy at spurring economic growth. Why won't Congress take note?

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

April 5, 2015

I dashed straight from a lap swim into Heather’s salon recently, sporting, what my husband calls, a fright wig. When I first got to know Heather, now 29, she was working at someone else's salon. Her unfailing ability to restore calm to my unruly locks has stood the test of many, many lap swims. In...

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Roberta Riley

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

April 2, 2015

With National Women’s History Month behind us now, it’s still important to celebrate the great strides women have made over the past decades. It is equally important to remember how many women workers still don’t have the basic necessities they need to support themselves and their families. The...

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Liz Shuler

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages

March 26, 2015

In the spirit of Women's History Month and in honor of our foremothers whose shoulders we stand on, we hope you'll join us in celebrating their legacy, exploring the issues facing women and families today, and committing to being the best allies possible to one another and in all communities.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Monifa Bandele, & Sara Alcid

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

March 26, 2015

Mary first caught my eye as she strode down a busy thoroughfare in a flimsy hospital gown, with the sun glistening off (what looked like) her bare buttocks. "Uncovered” was the message on her sign. She and her friends, Seattle’s Raging Grannies , took to the streets that day, alongside thousands of...

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Roberta Riley

Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

March 25, 2015

Since its enactment, the Affordable Care Act has had tremendously positive implications for the health and economic security of women and families. Today, President Obama launched a new forum to help achieve the law's full promise.

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