While we have a lot more to do to achieve full equity and economic security, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Labor, Andrew Puzder, will only take us backwards, something none of our families can afford.
I still keep my EBT card with my other sentimental items like movie tickets and family photos. As a new mom struggling to make ends meet while in school and working 20-30 hours a week, government assistance programs helped keep my family afloat. These programs allowed me to be a mom, finish school, and create the life I wanted.
Low-income refundable tax credits have lifted 110,000 Wisconsinites out of poverty each year, on average, from 2011 to 2013, and another 130,000 were lifted out of poverty each year, on average, from 2009 to 2011 due to SNAP.
We’re in the midst of a presidential election year, as if we could forget! Every member of the House of Representatives and 34 members of the Senate will be up …
Pay inequality is a real and persistent problem in America that continues to shortchange women and our families. Watch 9to5 leaders and board members share their experiences with the wage gap, its …
As we draw another busy legislative session to a close, we’d like to give you a snapshot of our work this year. 2016 has held both legislative wins for working women & families, as well as shaped a path for our future work.
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9to5 is coming to Athens area to educate residents on the Family Care Act!
Data released in September by the Census Bureau show poverty remains stubbornly and unacceptably high, and too many Americans are struggling to pay their rent and feed their families. Colorado 9 to 5 recently released a report focused on poverty in Colorado, in partnership with the Coalition on Human Needs.
by Gabby Hammons, pictured at the left in this photo.
It was a pleasure to attend the first part of 9to5’s Leadership Development Series on August 29. I took away a wealth of information in campaign planning and holding politicians accountable.
