Families & The Federal Budget

September 12, 2015

Here’s one way the President and Congress can show their support for the millions of Americans working for relatively low wages: save key provisions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) scheduled to expire at the end of 2017. The expected push this fall to permanently...

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Chuck Marr

Families & The Federal Budget Food!

September 3, 2015

WIC is an incredibly successful nutrition and health assistance program for millions of pregnant women, moms, infants, and children. Here are just a few stories from the millions of families across the country that are boosted by WIC.

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Elyssa Schmier

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August 25, 2015

Yesterday we attended a moving "Ceremony of 13" at our church for my teenage son. Cultures around the world share a tradition of marking the transition from childhood to adulthood beginning at age 13 (in the Jewish tradition this is called a Bar or Bat Mitzvah). Our ministers shared why it's key to...

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Renee Trudeau

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

August 5, 2015

Congress wants to cut spending on programs that help low-income children and families. These 12 reasons show why we need more investments in these programs, not less.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

July 27, 2015

The new 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E Casey Foundation assesses child well-being in the states. See how your state ranks.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

July 10, 2015

Could 2015 be Congress’ Year of the Caregiver? At an AARP Forum on Family Caregiving in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2015, lawmakers recognized the hard work of caregiving. They spoke of bills that would provide funds to help millions across the nation in need of caregiving. The forum was attending...

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Dora Wang, M.D.

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

July 10, 2015

Just over half of public school children are in families with near-poverty income levels that make them eligible for free or reduced lunch. See where your state stands and what you can do to help kids get nutritious meals during summer, too.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

July 2, 2015

We had a GREAT meeting with MomsRising members and U.S. Senator Dean Heller's staff in Nevada to discuss working family tax issues, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC)! Our members shared with Senator Heller's staff why these tax breaks help families make ends...

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

July 1, 2015

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act decision, we need to keep the healthcare victories rolling by bringing our powerful voices to Congress! Right now, negotiations over the federal budget are starting to heat up and some members of Congress are trying to quietly make major cuts to the critically important health coverage that Medicaid provides to kids, women, and families. We can’t let this happen!

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Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

June 26, 2015

There are major Congressional budget negotiations and threats coming our way, especially targeting Medicaid and healthcare. Read our Q & A to learn more about what is happening!

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Elyssa Schmier