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May 9, 2024

Celebrating Mother’s Day as a Daughter

By Marianne Bellesorte, daughter of Maggie Bellesorte This Mother’s Day, I celebrate ten years of being a mother - 10 years of reading stories before…
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April 17, 2024

Elizabeth Valles Shares her FMLA Journey

Elizabeth Valles interviewed by Elaine Shelly  Elizabeth Valles cleans and prepares the west Texas apartment that serves as her family’s second home. Her husband, Cesar,…
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April 9, 2024

The Indomitable Impact of Black Women in Shaping Our Democracy

by Staci Bryant, Family Values @ Work  I had the pleasure of attending the America Votes Conference in Washington D.C. last week. Folks across the…
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November 14, 2023

The 3rd RNC Debate Let Us Down Again

By Sammy Chavin-Grant, Jaida Jenkins, and Staci Bryant Watching last night’s debate, we were thankful to be participating in the FV@W live chat. In the…
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November 8, 2023

Reflecting on the 2023 Elections

By Safiya Simmons, Communications Director at FV@W Care and human rights were on the ballot in many of yesterday’s races. We are encouraged by the…
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October 31, 2023

For Many Women Workers, There Is No Time to Heal, Care or Recover

By Josephine Kalipeni, Executive Director, Family Values @ Work I recently watched a television commercial about breast cancer awareness month, and thought, “How do workers…
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October 31, 2023

Domestic Violence Survivors Need Paid Safe Time Now!

By Preston Van Vliet, State Organizer Trigger Warning: mentions of domestic violence, mentions of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, and safe time October is End…
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October 25, 2023

#TimeToCare: Navigating Distance and Duty

By Luis Larin, Digital Organizer “Ring me ASAP.” Even amidst her wedding plans, my sister's four words hit me like a freight train.  Followed by…
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October 17, 2023

The Fifth Little Girl: Honoring Sara Collins Rudolph on International Day of the Girl

By Makeda Scott, FV@W Communications Associate For this year’s International Day of the Girl, I pay tribute to Sara Collins Rudolph, the forgotten survivor of…
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September 28, 2023

Looking Back on the Bash of All Bashes

By Safiya Simmons, Communications Director at FV@W Honey, I’m still tired.  Last week, Family Values @ Work brought together its partners from across the nation…
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