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Category: Care Economy

100-Day Check-In: Stressful Times for Those in Safety Net Programs 

May 1, 2025

By Bobbi Dempsey

People who rely on programs like SNAP and Medicaid share how they feel about this presidential administration so far – and what they worry about most now

I’m a PhD Candidate in Children’s Rights — And I Still Caregive to Make Ends Meet

February 18, 2025

By Val Weisler

I’ve been providing childcare since I was 13, and I rely on it to this day to pay my bills and get my degree. That’s why I’m Changewire’s new childcare fellow.

These Mutual Aid Organizations in Central Florida Show Us a Model for Community-Building We Could All Use Right Now

November 6, 2024

By Deborah Coffy

The stories and work of Blue Trunk Community, Las Semillas, and the Neighborhood Fridge might inspire you to build something of your own. Mutual aid work teaches us how to have a better world that fulfills our needs and changes the status quo.

I Did Rise With a Little Help from My Friends

September 23, 2024

By Pamela M. Covington

In every stage of my life, I was part of an unexpected support system of caring single mothers helping each other. Together, we can advocate for more.

Introducing The Connectivity of the Care Economy, a ChangeWire Series

September 4, 2024

By Domenica Ghanem

We’re heeding the Surgeon General’s warning and publishing stories that put solutions first.

Vibes with Ben: What the Data Says About Childcare Voters

May 30, 2024

By Benjamin Oh

We’ve all depended on childcare at least once in our lives, from parents to family members to childcare centers and beyond. Yet, despite our common thread, the childcare industry often…

The Declining Mental Health of the Sandwich Generation 

November 21, 2023

By Bobbi Dempsey

Millions of Americans provide unpaid labor to both their parents and their kids with no support — and are paying the cost with their health. Voters agree lawmakers must act.

The Work Mothers Do Doesn’t Always Result in a Paycheck, But We Can Change That

November 21, 2023

By Eileen Sepulveda

For National Caregivers Month and beyond, caregivers like my mom deserve more.

Summer Hunger Has Parents Feeling Relief — and Guilt — That Free Lunches at School Are Back in Session

September 6, 2023

By Topacio Marrero

When it comes to food insecurity, it’s certain lawmakers, not parents, who should be feeling guilty.

A Merry-Go-Round of Abortion Policies Impacts Georgia’s Lowest-Income Women

January 23, 2023

By Amani Southerland

A battle for reproductive justice is playing out after Georgia’s trigger abortion ban went into effect post-Roe. 

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