2025 9to5 Georgia Legislative Priorities
January 7, 2025
Legislative Session is here! Check out 9to5 Georgia’s 2025 Legislative Priorities and what policies and bills we are looking to support throughout the next few months.
By Tiffany Garnace
The Child Care Crisis: Errors Threaten Providers and Families in Georgia
May 24, 2024
Parents and caregivers exist on two sides of the same terrible coin: Parents who work to pay hundreds of dollars a week in child care and barely break even after rent and necessities, (if they’re breaking even at all), and child care workers who on average earn less than $13 an hour. Just 1 in…
By Amanda Shaw
5 Things You Can Do For Economic Justice This Mother’s Day
May 9, 2023
Whether your celebrating your mom, a mother figure or another loved one, Mother’s Day is just around the corner (Seriously, did you plan something for the momma in your life? You’ve got a couple more days!). We’ve put together a list of five things you can do for all moms this Mother’s Day. Pregnant workers’…
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February Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!
February 28, 2023
Hi Friend, Is something in the air? This month we’ve seen some wild news stories come across our feeds. From suggesting skipping breakfast because of the cost of food, to the recent spike in child labor violations and rolling back the rules for kids to work, it’s clear working people and their families are being…
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January Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!
February 7, 2023
Hi Friend, This month the Women’s Bureau released a report on the cost of child care across the country and they reported what we already knew – child care is expensive and the cost keeps women out of the workforce. We don’t need a report to tell us that this need impacts people of color,…
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FFN Care: A Common and Essential Alternative to Traditional Day Care
January 3, 2023
Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care (FFN care) is a type of home-based child care in which a relative, friend, neighbor, babysitter, or nanny provides care with or without pay. FFN care providers are not required to be licensed if they care for 1-2 children, are a family member, or care for children in their own…
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February Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!
February 22, 2022
Hi Friend, It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about voting rights, utility justice, pay equity, housing rights, reproductive justice, or paid leave–we know that racism & sexism are baked into the institutions that uphold inequity. Our fight for a better future inherently means fighting against anti-Blackness and the pervasive way racial divisions have been used…
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