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Posted January 13, 2010 by Anita
Healthcare reform is almost at the finish line, but we’re not sighing with relief just yet. Hundreds of thousands of families are waiting to find out if reform will actually:
- help out their family budgets,
- ensure that their health coverage is both accessible and affordable,
- offer strong regulation
- protect families from frustrating, costly, and unfair [...]
Posted March 11, 2010 by Katie Bethell
When Ashley’s son started going to child care, he started bringing home more than macaroni art and cute little scribble pictures. He also brought home colds, the flu, pink eye, and a weird unidentifiable rash — all things that meant Ashley needed to miss work to care for him.
“I didn’t realize that child care [...]
Posted March 10, 2010 by Sarah Francis
Nearly 17 million U.S. children (almost 1 out of every 4 children) faced hunger at some point last year.
That is a staggering statistic. But for MomsRising member Yvonne, it’s much more personal:
“My sister, the mother of 2 preschoolers, has track marks up and down her arms. Last July both she and her husband lost their [...]
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