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Cinthia Alaniz
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 […]
Reflections from a ‘Mom-to-be’: The U.S. Needs Paid Leave
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 […]
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Saved Me!
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 […]
Destie Hohman Sprague’s Story
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 […]
Salandra Benton’s Story
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. […]
Aisha Wells’ Story
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 […]
Diane Painter’s Story
By: Diane Painter In 2015 and 2016, I was part of a team of folks with the Coalition for Social Justice and Raise Up Massachusetts […]
Nija Phelps Story
By: Nija Phelps In 2014 my husband and I quit our jobs in Indiana and moved to Michigan to care for his mother, who was […]
Abortion is Care
By: Carol Joyner, Executive Director Family Values @ Work Action –
June 24th marks the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to end Roe v. Wade […]
We Shoulder the Care Crisis
By: Melanie Campbell, President and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation –
Audre Lorde once said, “I am not free while any woman is unfree […]
Advancing Care Equity
By: Deborah Scott, Chief Executive Office, We Vote. We Win –
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed significant disparities […]
Care is the New American Dream
By: Yadira Sanchez, Executive Director, Poder Latinx –
Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for paid leave […]
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Cinthia Alaniz
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 […]
Reflections from a ‘Mom-to-be’: The U.S. Needs Paid Leave
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 […]
Read More… from Reflections from a ‘Mom-to-be’: The U.S. Needs Paid Leave
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Saved Me!
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 […]
Destie Hohman Sprague’s Story
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 […]
