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May 23, 2018

Good afternoon and thank you for having me here to share my story. My name is Sandy Waters and I live here in Washington, DC. I know that imposing work requirements for SNAP beneficiaries would crush hardworking individuals and families – because that’s what would have happened to me. Watch Sandy...

Sandy Waters

Food! Gun Safety Immigration

May 19, 2018

This week, we find our hearts broken again, this time for the victims of the shooting at Santa Fe High School, their loved ones and their community. It is not even summer and already there have been 22 shootings at schools in our country this year. One school shooting would be horrifying; 22 is...

Karen Showalter

Families & The Federal Budget Food!

May 18, 2018

The moms of America can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Republican Farm Bill failed on the floor of the House of Representatives. The rejection of this bill is a victory for America’s families, because it includes callous, new requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (...

MomsRising

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

May 18, 2018

The defeat of the farm bill is a great victory, because it is a rejection of mean-spirited and wrong-headed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called food stamps).

Debbie Weinstein

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Politics & Policy

May 14, 2018

This is a guest post by Sharvonne Williams. As a child growing up in Harlem, I never realized that I was living in poverty. I didn’t know that the groceries my mom brought home were purchased with food stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). My mom did a lot of...

Deborah Lash

Food! Immigration

May 11, 2018

As we head into the Mother's Day weekend, we want to pause and THANK all of the parents, parent figures, grandparents and caregivers in our lives. We are so thankful for ALL OF YOU, and for your tireless energy for stepping up and speaking out about issues facing our families, our communities and...

Karen Showalter

Families & The Federal Budget Food!

May 11, 2018

Supporting mothers should be a universal, bipartisan priority. But as we celebrate Mother’s Day, the U.S. House will be preparing to vote on a highly partisan version of the Farm Bill that includes cuts and harmful changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) known as CalFresh in...

Lisa Sherrill

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food!

May 11, 2018

The House is likely to vote as soon as next week on the Farm Bill, legislation that includes the reauthorization of SNAP/food stamps. Despite historically being a bipartisan bill, the version put forth by the House GOP leaders this year includes sweeping, even stricter work requirements for...

Lecia Imbery

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Family Economic Security Food!

May 10, 2018

Got questions about how the proposed Farm Bill will affect women who receive SNAP benefits? Come to #FoodFri this week and learn more about what the cuts to SNAP in the Farm Bill could mean for women who rely on SNAP to put food on the table. Our amazing guests the National Resource Center for...

Diana Limongi

Childcare & Early Education Food!

May 9, 2018

Earlier this week, NC Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger commented on the upcoming NC Public Schools Day of Advocacy: “Teacher strikes are illegal in NC, and in some respects what we’re seeing looks like a work slowdown, and looks like a fairly typical union activity, and the people of NC don...