Website, Video Shows Importance of Caregivers, Why They Deserve Support For Immediate Release: August 8, 2012 Contact: Donna De La Cruz, 202-339-9331, ddelacruz@communitychange.org (WASHINGTON)—Single parents, adults caring for sick children or parents, we all know someone who can be called a caregiver. The Center for Community Change today launched the “Give A...
This week a new campaign was launched called “Give A Care”. The idea is simple: thank the people in your life who are caregivers by sending them a personalized video. It’s really that easy, but I imagine that it will have a huge impact on many people who see the video and recognize how deeply important caregiving is in our society. I would say that 90 percent of my...
In 2012, women still find it hard to make their voices heard. Remember the all-white, all-male congressional panel debating women’s contraception earlier this year? For women of color, it is even more difficult to find a voice. I recently attended at the Center for American Progress called, “Women of Color Policy Series: Our Value, Our Voice”. The panel took a deeper look at...
As the DREAMers stood up one by one, beaming with pride as their stories were revealed to the audience, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) looked on like a proud father. He has stood by his “adopted” children for years; he has fought for them and protested with them. He has embodied the optimistic and undying spirit these young adults carry through the most trying and dangerous times of...
