Tag: Child Care
March 6, 2024
What I Want to Hear in President Biden’s State of the Union Address
It’s that time of the year when the President shares his vision for the country. Last year during the State of the Union (SOTU),…
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September 28, 2023
Tuning in for Families
By Sammy Chavin-Grant, Federal Strategy Director at FV@W Last night I joined millions of Americans in watching the second Republican National Convention Presidential debate. While…
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September 28, 2023
Congress must act now to prevent America’s working families from falling off the ‘child care cliff’
At the end of [September], America’s working families who rely on affordable child care are going to be in a free-fall when Congress pushes them…
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August 15, 2023
All Moms Can’t Win the Job Lottery and Shouldn’t Have To
By Linda Garcia Barnard, Director of Finance and Administration at Family Values @ Work August 15th, 2023 marks moms Equal Pay Day where full-time, year-round…
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June 6, 2023
Debt Ceiling Deal Statement
The Family Values @ Work Network is glad that Congress and President Biden agreed to raise the debt ceiling. This plan avoids the most harmful…
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April 27, 2023
The Child Care for Working Families Act Overview
By Wakisha Newton What seems to be one of the most needed pieces of legislation to help working families with children, yet it hasn’t been…
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January 26, 2023
No One Prepared Us for Tripledemic Parenting – But Congress Can and Should Provide Support
By Rachel Mannino My six year old son was in pain, bent over, clutching his stomach and crying. He’d been sent home from school with…
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July 14, 2022
New Faces at Family Values @ Work
This year––and the past few years––have been tough for so many. With what feels like attacks on our freedom left and right, it can be…
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July 12, 2022
Who is leading the fight around time to care in your community?
Every year Family Values @ Work honors worker activists on the frontline of the movement for equitable policies that value workers and their families. Honorees…
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May 3, 2022
Mothering to Change the World
by Laura Collins On an unseasonably warm afternoon in late November 2016, my mom and I were discussing the presidential election results while seated on…
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