Nina is an Early Childhood National Campaign Director and Florida Director at MomsRising/MamásConPoder where she has been organizing moms and families across the nation for over a decade on family economic security issues. Nina has been interviewed in numerous local and national news outlets, including PBS NewsHour, the New York Times, and The Guardian. On child care policy, Nina has testified in front of Congress for the Ways and Means Committee as an expert in her field. Nina's career has focused on ending the oppression and exploitation of women and girls. She was previously a Program Manager at Community Family Life Services supporting direct services and leadership with low-income communities in Washington, DC. Nina was also a founding member and Program Coordinator for the Young Women Leaders Program at the University of Central Florida. and lives in Jax, FL with her loving partner, inquisitive child, spunky cats, and books.
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January 9, 2014
Guess which famous Floridian recently signed up for a health insurance plan through Obamacare? Marco Rubio! Shocked? Me too! It's hard to believe that Rubio, a staunch opponent of the new healthcare law, not only signed up for health coverage through the federal marketplace, but also accepted a $10,000 dollar federal subsidy to purchase his plan. We're happy for you Senator Rubio. Now what about your fellow Floridians? Tell Florida Senator Marco Rubio to make sure all Florida families get covered just like his family: http://action.momsrising.org/sign/SenMarcoRubio_healthcare/ Right now,...
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December 3, 2013
Who is the Clark Griswald in your family? In my family it’s me. As much as I love the holidays, that excitement always seems to come with burning myself thanks to elaborate recipes I would usually avoid or falling off a six foot ladder while hanging lights on my in-laws palm trees. It also means that I am the punch line of several family jokes that seem to magically resurface every year. But, it turns out that I’m not alone in my holiday accident record. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that approximately 13,000 people are seen every year for accidents related to holiday...
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November 16, 2013
Great news! MomsRising member, Emily, says signing up for health insurance was easy, “I honestly didn’t know what to expect, but when I got to healthcare.gov it turned out to be very user friendly and it only took me 30 to 40 minutes to sign-up. And that's because I was taking my time.” Emily, a young woman who manages a middle school mentoring program in Florida, has been telling us for the last several months how important it is to her to get covered . Now, not only will Emily have peace of mind of being covered, but she also says she stands to save at least 500 to 800 dollars a year! We...
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October 24, 2013
For the last several weeks, MomsRising has been reaching out to members to share resources and help answer questions about the new, affordable health insurance options available thanks to the Affordable Care Act. We know folks still have questions, so we kept track of the most asked questions and compiled them here as a resource for everyone in the MomsRising community. 1. When is the last day someone can enroll for coverage on the exchange? The last day to enroll for coverage on the exchange is March 31, 2014. If you are not covered by that point, you may be asked to pay a fine (there are...
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August 30, 2013
What is a MomsRising Tweetchat? MomsRising tweetchats are opportunities to discuss core issue areas related to the economic security and well being of moms and families (like healthcare or food justice) by using a subject specific hashtag. We invite experts in the field to answer member questions, share the latest resources, and invite members to discuss their own views on the topics. The various issue areas have their own time slots and often repeat weekly at a pre-determined time, but sometimes we may have special issue tweetchats on other days that we advertise in advance. Joining our...
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August 27, 2013
As the daughter of two parents with limited English language proficiency, I am part of the dual-lingual generation (in my case Spanglish) that straddles the fine line between child, translator, and teacher to their parents. I hated this role when I was a child, often wishing that I could just be a kid without the “translator” job title. While I had it easier because of my father’s good grasp of English, I remember my friends and I sitting around complaining about having adult responsibilities while having the social privileges of a toddler. However, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that...
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August 4, 2013
I do care about the influence that football and, by extension, the NFL has on my friends and family. I’m the only one in my family who doesn’t like football. When my uncles, cousins, and mother would come together to watch the Miami Dolphins play I was generally reading or caring for the youngest cousins. I just didn’t understand how it could be so exciting that even my well-mannered mom let out a stream of Spanglish expletives when the Dolphins lost…again. I wanted to be a part of the excitement and shout with the rest of them, but I honestly just didn’t get it. I’ve never been able to lend...
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June 13, 2013
When I was ten years old, my parents made the decision to start their own business—a bodega (a small Latin grocery store) in Little Havana, FL. After years as an introverted child, this Cuban stomping ground was where I first came out of my shell. I played with neighboring children, went to Carnival with family, and had my first crush on a boy. When I wasn’t at school I was at the bodega. It became our home in every way, and I felt safer there than I did in the Miami Dade suburbs. On one Friday night, my Mom got my older sister and I ready to go home while my father stayed to finish some work...
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