Family Economic Security

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

December 9, 2019

State policymakers can do more to ensure that low-income women and young children participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Just over half of those eligible currently participate, despite WIC’s well-documented role in improving birth, diet,...

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Zoe Neuberger

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

December 6, 2019

[This is a guest blog post by Aaron Carrillo, a RESULTS advocate in Lawrence, Kansas.] Some kids look forward to their birthdays, or holidays. When I was young, my brother and I looked forward to tax time. It meant we could finally buy a second pair of shoes, or pants that fit. My mom would worry...

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Deborah Lash

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food!

November 20, 2019

Trump is ridiculously at it again. It’s only been a few months since President Trump’s last attack on SNAP (or food stamps), but now he’s at it again with his cruel attempts to take food stamps away from struggling families in order to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations — even...

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

November 20, 2019

Can you believe 2019 is almost over? Time flies when you’re busy resisting and persisting! But there’s one thing that truly hasn’t come soon enough – Latina Equal Pay Day.

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Xochitl Oseguera

Family Economic Security Immigration MomsVote

November 8, 2019

Happy Friday! Did you vote this week? When moms RISE, things happen. Big things. This year, to get out the vote for the Virginia elections, moms sent a massive number of GOTV texts & hand-written postcards to low frequency mom voters, made videos to inspire other moms to vote, shared stories,...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

November 1, 2019

Happy Halloween Week! Know what's scarier than a bump in the night? Not speaking out about issues that matter to women and families! Please checkout our list of top 5 Actions from the past week below, which makes it easy to scroll and catch up. Please be sure to share this with family and friends...

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Karen Showalter

Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

October 30, 2019

Halloween is especially scary this year. Not because of the neighbor’s zombie decorations – and certainly not because of all the (adorable) miniature vampires at your door for candy. Nope. This year, Halloween is off-the-charts frightening because of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s LEGISLATIVE GRAVEYARD that is actively harming women, working families, the LGBTQ+ community, the immigrant community, and our democracy.

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Sara Alcid

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Food! Maternal Justice Social & Emotional Development

October 25, 2019

Dear Friends, You’re invited to a FREE family event this Sunday October 27th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at Middle Brow Bungalow in Chicago. The event will feature live musical entertainment from Little Parade Music , free face painting, free t-shirts, coloring books, and a free delicious breakfast...

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Beatriz Beckford

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Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsVote Paid Sick Days

October 18, 2019

Did you watch the first all-female spacewalk today? WOW! We are inspired. Now let's each be superstars by signing and sharing our list of top 5 Actions from the past week! We're kicking things off with an important flu season-related call for Congress to support the Healthy Families Act, which...

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Karen Showalter

Family Economic Security

October 16, 2019

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently proposed a rule that would gut a long-standing civil rights protection called “disparate impact theory” under the Fair Housing Act that has offered recourse for countless people experiencing housing discrimination and segregation...

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