La participación cívica significa que cualquier persona puede involucrarse en las decisiones que afectan a nuestras familias y comunidades. El tiempo de elecciones es un momento especialmente importante en el que debemos expresar nuestra opinión y existen muchas formas en las que todos podemos involucrarnos en el proceso, sin importar nuestro estatus de ciudadanía o si tenemos derecho para votar o no.
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Lifting Our Voices
The inner workings of the state capitol can be confusing. This guide demystifies the state legislative process by explaining how bills become law in Virginia and how individuals can influence the process to create better public policy for their families and their communities. Created in partnership with The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), Strong Families and the Virginia Latina Advocacy Network (VA LAN).
Our Comunidad, Our Voices: El Poder Es Nuestro!
Engagement is crucial to passing strong public policy at the state level. But understanding the inner workings of the state capitol can be confusing at times. This report demystifies the state legislative process by explaining how bills become law in Colorado . . . and how individuals can influence the process to create better public policy for their families and their communities.
The ACA Coverage Gap and Its Deadly Implications
As the December 15th deadline approaches to sign up for 2017 market exchange plans, affordable health insurance remains out of reach or at-risk for too many Americans.
Making Paid Leave Work for All Families
This report from Forward Together, The Center for American Progress, Family Values @ Work and A Better Balance examines the definition of family in paid leave policy, the ways in which the definition leads to discrimination against LGBT families and the ways in which policy makers can ensure that our leave policies work for all families.
I Was One of Those Women Who Couldn’t Afford Birth Control—& I Got Pregnant
Black women know what’s best for our bodies. Trust us, Rep. Price.
Lifting Economic Policies that Support All Families
Forward Together and nine partners created a tool that helps to put today’s diverse workers — from women to LGBTQ individuals to people of color — at the center of the conversation about economic policy. Use this c3 education tool to help candidates focus on our families and learn more about economic justice issues affecting our communities.
My ‘treat yourself’ mentality landed me with $15,000 of debt
I was raised by a single mother who worked three jobs to provide me and my brothers with everything we needed and most of what we wanted. Growing up, there never was a large focus on financial literacy or prepping for my future. Now, I wish there had been.
Self-Care is My Political Tool
In my commitment to not letting white supremacy stop me, I completely ignored my own needs for self-care, which resulted in overextending myself less than 24 hours after Trump was announced as the President-elect.
In Betweens
“Am I trans enough?” Created for Strong Families’ Trans Day of Resilience art project, this comic by Echoing Ida writer Jordan Scruggs and artist Bishakh Som explores the (in)visibility of Black nonbinary folks.