From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Because of President Biden’s American Families Plan, we have the best chance to win nation-wide paid family and medical leave that we’ve ever had before. If we keep the pressure on Congress, we could win paid … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Most mothers want more than flowers, candy and breakfast in bed. Let’s be clear, most want those things too, but more importantly, they want a break. And not just 10 minutes hiding in the bathroom. For many … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): The pandemic has exposed deep economic divisions in the US―with billionaires seeing their total wealth grow by 55% since the pandemic began while millions of people have lost jobs and fallen into poverty.[1] President … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Quarantining during this pandemic brought out a myriad of hobbies for many of us, such as binging on streaming tv shows, trying your hand at whipped coffee, TikTok dance sessions, impersonating your favorite work of art, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Earlier today President Biden spoke from Pittsburgh announcing a major investment in infrastructure and services and care workforce supporting the aging and people with disabilities, paid for by making our tax code more equitable and making … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-03-31/health/paid-leave-called-critical-to-economic-recovery/a73760-1 March 31, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Backers of paid family leave say it would help working Pennsylvanians who face economic insecurity when they need to take off work … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are moving full steam ahead on making sure our elected leaders pass universal childcare, paid leave for all, help for struggling families and working people, and creating a fairer tax code for women, moms, families, … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-03-25/womens/pa-urged-to-extend-medicaid-for-new-mothers/a73678-1 March 25, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Extending maternal Medicaid to 12 months gives access to critical care such as screenings for postpartum depression. (Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Child … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Here we are, 12 months into this pandemic, 500,000 people lost, and we still haven’t passed a permanent national paid leave law, even though the research is abundantly clear that paid leave in a pandemic saves … Continued
Despite a donation drive for diaper banks last year, since then, the problem has only gotten worse: Historically, most diaper bank clients live below the poverty line, a federal threshold capped at $26,500 a year for a family of four. … Continued