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Join us on Twitter April 9th for a #StopTheCuts Tweetchat and Tweetstorm

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
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Got a minute? Mom to Mom: We Really Need Your Help!

April 7, 2015
Got a minute? Mom to mom: we really need your help to keep the pressure on Nickelodeon to STOP marketing junk food to kids! Can you add your voice? You see, Nickelodeon has a huge influence on children, like my son J.P. A 2012 study by the Center for Science and the Public Interest found that 69%...
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Karen Showalter
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Head Smacker: Tax Cuts for Low-Income People are Better for the Economy, but Congressional Budgets Cut Them

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
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Good Food Force Update: Dietary Guidelines, film screenings, caption contest & more!

April 6, 2015
Greetings! This week we're talking about the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and sharing details of exciting conversations happening online and on the ground. Enjoy! 1. HOT LINE Important updates to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans! Love nutrition facts labels? We do too! And DYK? Those labels...
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Karen Showalter
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Heather’s new health coverage gave her the courage to start her own salon

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
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Dietary Guidlines for Americans: expert, helpful advice for moms & families!

April 3, 2015
Ever been in the store trying to buy food or snacks for your family before someone has a meltdown? That’s pretty much the scene every time I go shopping with my young kids these days. There’s a solution. More complete nutrition labels on food in stores can help us all with speedy, healthy shopping...
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Karen Showalter
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Are there toxic heavy metals in your Easter chocolate?

April 3, 2015
A recent study found toxic heavy metals in over 60% of the chocolate products they tested. This is unacceptable.
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Anya Vanecek
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I Delivered On CHIP, Can You?

April 3, 2015
I was frazzled when I heard the Frog Princess wouldn't have school today. But, after posting a link to Facebook asking my friends to sign up to deliver a booklet of stories to Senator Nelson's office, the day became everything but. You see, we've been working on spreading the word to get the...
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Sili Recio
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A Story of Self: Food + Immigrant Student Rights

April 3, 2015
It was Valentine’s Day, 2001. I was eight years old when my parents and I crossed the U.S border from Zacatecas Mexico, in search of better opportunities that the so-called “American Dream” had to offer. Through several generations my family made a living from agriculture; we grew corn, the maiz...
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Isaias Vasquez
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Let's Give Child Hunger a Summer Vacation

April 3, 2015
Many children and families eagerly look forward to the end of the school year and the carefree days of summer, playing outside in the warm sun, splashing and swimming in pools and at beaches, and gathering with family and friends for backyard barbeques. But for more than 17 million children the end...
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