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February 23, 2026
The State of the Union Is the State of Care
When politicians assess the “state of the union,” they focus on concepts like the stock market or on partisan fights in Congress. But a more…
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December 1, 2025
Building Power is Building Together: FV@W Launches Caring Out Loud Fellowship
"We are not divided, we are disconnected." These powerful words from Rev. Pastor Bland Jr. capture a critical challenge facing communities today. But this challenge…
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October 20, 2025
Voting Is Care: Why I’m Showing Up for Georgia’s Families This November
by Caitlin Smith, DIVE Activist I was raised in Chicago, where care was communal and constant. Aunties who weren’t blood, cousins who shared more than…
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September 25, 2025
Free Universal Childcare Is Becoming a Reality in One State
by Wakisha Newton, (she/her) New Mexico is proving that consistently working towards what families need to thrive can bring change. Since 2019, New Mexico has…
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September 16, 2025
A Breath of Hope for Families Like Mine
These days it can be challenging to catch our breath, to imagine more than the world we wake up to each day. As someone who…
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July 23, 2025
We Have the Power – FV@W Network Members Join Day of Peaceful Action for Our Families
On Saturday, July 26, members of the Family Values @ Work (FV@W) Network will join other organizations in nationwide protests across the country. United under…
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May 5, 2025
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Crisis and Paid Safe Leave
Paid time to care is a crucial lifeline for so many workers and families. Due to historical factors and societal systems, certain communities experience worse…
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March 13, 2025
Everyone Will Need Paid Leave Someday—So Why Don’t We Have It?
We've all seen the consequences when workers lack access to paid family and medical leave. People return to work before they’ve healed, neglect illnesses until…
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March 5, 2025
Families Thrive with Cross Partisan Support
On February 19th, I spoke on a panel with the Convergence Collaborative, of which I have been a member since 2023. The Convergence Collaborative is…
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March 4, 2025
For the Love of Georgia
On February 18th, 2025, one of Family Values @ Work’s network partners, 9to5 Georgia hosted a lobby day at Georgia’s state capital in Atlanta. Families,…
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