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I am Cinthia Alaniz, a divorced mother of five, aged 6-15. As a VOW member, my perception of Time to Care has evolved with my changing circumstances. Experiencing the benefits of paid leave firsthand in late 2023, provided by my employer, has fortified my advocacy for it. My narrative now
Donate I’m so excited to start a new chapter in my life! I’m heading to my delivery day, coming up next month, and between visiting the doctor, eating healthy, taking walks – it’s a lot becoming a Mom! I went to the hospital tour and got my birthing plan. I’m
Donate In January 2022, I got pregnant. After two miscarriages, the pregnancy was an unexpected gift. My son was 17 years old at the time and I just thought it wasn’t in the cards for me to have another child. I wanted to have a gender reveal, but even that
By: Destie Hohman Sprague Racism, classism and misogyny work together to hold our communities back. When we work together for policy solutions like paid family and medical leave, childcare, healthcare and more, we can create a system that ensures none of our community is falling, or being pushed through the
By: Salandra Benton I am a mother who sat next to her son in a hospital bed for 12 days due to an unknown illness. The doctor told him that full recovery meant taking off from work for at least a year to improve his heart rate. He did not
By: Aisha Wells I do this work because I am a mama of a disabled teenager, because I am a caregiver. My self advocacy started because I was a young, black, single mother navigating the healthcare and employment system that didn’t offer time off to care for my son. I
