Mama, child care activist, citizen of the world fighting to ensure we can parent with dignity. Executive Director of @ParentVoicesCA tweets are my own.
San Francisco, CA
Joined October 2010
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Mary Ignatius retweeted
California parents stand with us! 👨👦👩👧 We ensure they can go to work to provide for their families, knowing their children are in a safe early learning environment. Thank you @ParentVoicesCA for standing with us!
Mary Ignatius retweeted
While sharing the story of the tragic death of Amber Nicole Thurman, Lawrence O’Donnell got emotional about the similarities between his own mother and Thurman
(warning: distressing)
Mary Ignatius retweeted
As I told @ChabeliC_
“On care, if past is prologue, VP Harris is the right person to lead this conversation. It’s been a clear & clarion message that this is the unfinished business of the Biden/Harris admin & she will make it a top priority.” #caregiversforKamala #carecantwait
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Mary Ignatius retweeted
"Where do cuts need to be made? The cuts need to be made from the wealthy sector, not the poverty sector," says the legendary Dolores Huerta at the Assembly Select Committee on Poverty & Economic Inclusion hearing. 👏#cabudget
Just like that. Since 2010 @ParentVoicesCA @Parent_Voices @ParentVoices_SF and all our chapters have transformed #childcare to be more just and inclusive. Join us 5/8 as we fight to remove more barriers to achieve our #PVdreams! #SFC24 #parentpower
Mary Ignatius retweeted
@ParentVoicesCA @MamaMarySF tells @CAgovernor why we must use new #TANF pilots to #ReimagineCalWORKs:
We must get rid of archaic, failed policies that punish parents🙌
This is our chance for a healing, trauma-informed program that supports families to succeed💛
#CaBudget #CaLeg
Mary Ignatius retweeted
Proud to be at the @CalBudgetCenter Policy Insights conference! TY for centering parent/provider voice @CCPUCalifornia at #childcare workshop; to talk revenue options not budget cuts, & to center the work of the Reparations task force. S/o @BlackECECA leading this for child care!
So proud of our team in the Capitol today, and this isn’t all of them! 38 parents & kids fighting to protect CA’s #CalWORKs #TANF program from cuts. To the skeptics who think parents don’t care about state budgets or how policy decisions affect their lives, here’s the proof!
💪🏾PARENT POWER in the people's house!! #Sacramento
💙Parent Voices is filling the #CABudget hearing room--& there were more who wanted to come, but we couldn't all fit!
📣Y'all, we are here to say:
➡️ Support families to pursue their dreams!
➡️ STOP cuts to #CalWORKs!
Mary Ignatius retweeted
Child care is too expensive and too hard to find – and this crisis will only get worse since critical funding expired.
That’s why I’m joining the @DemWomenCaucus fight to advance @POTUS request for more child care funding.
Mary Ignatius retweeted
We need to lower child care costs—and that starts with passing the child care funds that @POTUS requested, which would ensure 93,200 kids in Missouri have access to high-quality child care.
I’ll keep pushing to #SaveChildCare and lower costs for families.
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Mary Ignatius retweeted
👏🏾Thank you @POTUS! Our parents, families & kids are so grateful! Let's get this #ChildCare $$ passed!
➡️#CareCantWait
@Parent_Voices @ParentVoicesSCC @PVSolano @ParentVoices_SF @concreterosas @AmaranthaSilva @gia_jones7 @MamaMarySF @jennifergreppi @luztorre
President Biden is sending an urgent budget request to Congress to advance critical domestic priorities so we can continue to meet the needs of the American people, support our communities, and protect our nation and its interests.
ALT President Biden Calls on Congress To Support Critical Domestic Needs. Requested Funding Will: - Support communities facing extreme weather and climate disasters - Prevent families from losing child care by providing stabilization funding for providers - Continue to expand access to high-speed internet across America - Protect American security and bolster energy independence - Save lives by countering the fentanyl crisis - Provide food aid to support emergency needs abroad and farmers at home
Mary Ignatius retweeted
Our @MamaMarySF & PV Parent Leader Kristel England from @pv_sonoma were taking DC by 🌪️ this week!
Parent Voices has brought the voices of parents to policy-making for over 25 years. 📣Proud to keep getting LOUDER & STRONGER! 💪🏿
Loved being w/ our @GrassrootsECE @CC4EFN fam!
Mary Ignatius retweeted
“Because of child care, I can go to work.” -Jessica, SF
⬆️It’s really that simple.
We’re proud to support today's ask for $16B for #ChildCare.
Thanks to @RepSaraJacobs & @RepRoKhanna for championing child care with us in September!
Mary Ignatius retweeted
Today's @WhiteHouse ask for $16B for #ChildCare started w/ H.R. 5433, the Child Care Stabilization Act.
TY California Leaders who cosponsored this #ChildCare legislation:
👏🏾@RepBarbaraLee @NormaJTorres @RepBarragan @RepBrownley @RepCarbajal @RepDeSaulnier @RepAnnaEshoo ...
Mary Ignatius retweeted
🔵💞Proud of our CA Senators @SenAlexPadilla & Sen. Dianne Feinstein for cosponsoring 2023's #ChildCare Stabilization Act.
🌟Very special that one of @SenFeinstein's last acts was to support this child care bill. Now @Senlaphonza is keeping that legacy going.👏🏾
Today's @WhiteHouse ask for $16B for #ChildCare started w/ H.R. 5433, the Child Care Stabilization Act.
TY California Leaders who cosponsored this #ChildCare legislation:
👏🏾@RepBarbaraLee @NormaJTorres @RepBarragan @RepBrownley @RepCarbajal @RepDeSaulnier @RepAnnaEshoo ...
I am so proud of the members of @ParentVoicesCA. They dared to dream BIG & realized their dream could be reality. They brought their love & power to this campaign and hundreds of thousands of CA families will benefit! Organizing gets the goods! #FreedomfromFees #childcare4all
🎉 We here in #California are #Celebrating our huge #ChildCare win of the #New #Family fee system that started this month!
#October 1st 2023
🤔 Have you checked to see what your new #subsidized child care #Family fee is?
💰 It might be #NOTHING!
Mary Ignatius retweeted
Good advice for any of us at the end of a season of fighting for our kids & families. There are wins... & opportunities for the future.
💞 @yejimenez707 @Shimica_G @cheyne_andrew @mayraealvarez @MamaMarySF @DevonGrayCA @MoniLazo09 @Anna4Health @mr_egarcia @GutierrezItzul
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Mary Ignatius retweeted
👏TY @CCEFN, for hosting this inspiring workshop—celebrating & learning from @ParentVoices' huge win for affordable #childcare in CA!🎉Great to hear the valuable insights @CLASP_DC provided on parent fees & support. 💪 Let's continue pushing to #solvechildcare across the country! – at Clovis, CA
Mary Ignatius retweeted
Have you heard? This year’s #childcare deal can reduce – and in some cases eliminate family fees - for families and is overhauling the rate system. Thank you @ParentVoicesCA @EGReyesCA @CCPUCalifornia @ECECoalitionCA for making this happen! Learn more ->
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Mary Ignatius retweeted
Folks,
This year #CALeg @GavinNewsom and @CaWomensCaucus - of which I am proud to chair - made funding for child care a top priority in the state budget.
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