State of the Union Statement – Feb 2026
STATE OF THE UNION STATEMENT – FEB 2026 As a nation, we are experiencing the detrimental effects of this administration’s policies, including OBBA/HR 1, the assault
STATE OF THE UNION STATEMENT – FEB 2026 As a nation, we are experiencing the detrimental effects of this administration’s policies, including OBBA/HR 1, the assault
Newsroom Learn More We’re proud of our work—and grateful when it’s recognized. The Newsroom spotlights media coverage of our efforts in paid leave, reproductive rights,
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

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

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
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
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.
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
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
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
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

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
STATE OF THE UNION STATEMENT – FEB 2026 As a nation, we are experiencing the detrimental effects of this administration’s policies, including OBBA/HR 1, the assault
Newsroom Learn More We’re proud of our work—and grateful when it’s recognized. The Newsroom spotlights media coverage of our efforts in paid leave, reproductive rights,
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

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