by Family Voices, Inc. | Nov 17, 2021 | Family Voices, Washington Update
On Monday, November 15, President Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. So where, you ask, do things stand with the Build Back Better reconciliation bill? Word on the street is that the House plans to vote on Build Back Better this week. The...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Nov 12, 2021 | FamU
Youth leadership is grounded in historical roots of youth rebellion against systems and policies that do not include their voices. Youth-leader.org defines youth leadership as, “Young people as agents of change in their communities.” Youth leadership happens in...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Nov 12, 2021 | FamU
According to the Perception Institute, Implicit Bias is defined as: “Thoughts and feelings are “implicit” if we are unaware of them or mistaken about their nature. We have a bias when, rather than being neutral, we have a preference for (or aversion to) a person or...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Nov 10, 2021 | Family Voices, Washington Update
Much negotiation continues on the details of the reconciliation bill. Last week saw several things being added to or taken away from the framework. Paid Medical leave is back in! Although it is only for 4 weeks total (initial proposal was 12 weeks), it is back in...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Nov 10, 2021 | Family Voices
On October 29, 2021, Cara Coleman (JD, MPH), Family Voices’ Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, was publicly celebrated in a series of University-sponsored private and public events—including one event before an audience of 80,000—as the current recipient of the...