Rachel Alexander

Systems and stories so kids and caregivers can thrive. Supporting family wellbeing at @AspenAscend. Wife, parent, 🌈. She/her. Views = my own.

[Dr. Daria J. Willis @HowardCCPrez]

My heart is full. Our first family study space has officially opened for student parents @HowardCC This is a game changer for every student with a child at our wonderful college. “You can get there from here.”

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

@BrandonTensley So sorry to hear this Brandon. :( Sending you ❤️.

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

Great piece from my former colleague & forever friend @Autumn_McDo. “Slavery & Jim Crow devalued [domestic & ag.] work, & this legacy continues to inform econ. outcomes." The result: many don't actually "‘get out what they put into the economy’.” https://t.co/DQdREEFiA8

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

I so relate to this and also so appreciated the thoughtful conversation it engendered.

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute @AspenAscend]

Celebrate our Fellowship TONIGHT! 🎉🎂
For 10 years, #AscendFellows have been accelerating prosperity & well-being for families. Join in person or via livestream to hear how leaders are changing the tide for families to flourish.
#AspenIdeas #AscendFellow
https://t.co/G615fEWZtD

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

It's #Tax Week and lots of things can work better to ensure families, kids, workers, non-English-speakers, and non-filers can access benefits. Some #IRS tidbits from the @newamerica #NewPracticeLab on what's broken, what's possible, and who's fixing it. https://t.co/xDaZ67yfXH

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

We're the villains of this story. But we could also be the heroes. I wrote for @NewAmerica's #OurChangingClimate issue about what TV is teaching kids about #climatechange.

[New America @NewAmerica]

How are shows like The Octonauts, teaching children about #climatechange? @AlexanderRach from @NewAmericaCA explores how the growing number of climate-education TV shows help children care for the environment
https://t.co/4cRfPCwIMj

[Equality Texas @EqualityTexas]

Trans youth are under attack all across the country. Other states are moving bills that would ban access to healthcare for trans kids. Please use this tracker, donate to other state equality orgs, and contact elected officials. https://t.co/Ebs1lSFsRD

[ACLU @ACLU]

We won't stop saying it: Trans people belong in sports.

[Dan Rogland @DanRogland]

This is horrifying, and I’m going to thread resources below about how you can help in this situation and/or what resources you can use if you’re an affirming parent or educator in Texas right now

[Gillian Branstetter @GBBranstetter]

POV: You're the mother of an 11-year-old trans kid in Texas. One of your child's classmates caught COVID and now your kid has a fever of 102 and a hacking cough. Do you take them to the ER, knowing the nurses may report you as a child abuser?

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

@RosiePOV Hooray, congratulations! 👏 👏 👏

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

@brandonlgreene Somehow this photo is exactly what I needed right now ❤

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

@mollygmartin So, so good. I think about it all the time.

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

"I love my son to the end of the world, but this is not about whether I love him enough...I am not everything that my son needs. He needs school, even though school right now is the scariest place for him to be." Right there with you @jaimealyse. ❤ https://t.co/MlAa6JHiTy

[Andy Slavitt @ASlavitt]

COVID Update: I’ve interviewed well over 100 experts now. With omicron, the graphs & opinions are many but the truths are muddled.

There are plenty of contradictions including 8 important ones. In that muddy world, 2022 will be shaped by differing circumstances & 3 attitudes. 1/

[Jhumpa Bhattacharya @jhumpa_b]

I know that 4 weeks is better than 0. I'm no fool. Also true, the decrease from 12 to 4 impacts Black & brown women more since they are locked out of jobs that provide more than 4 weeks and/or have no wealth to fall back on. We are so tired of getting the short end of the stick.

[Rachel Alexander @AlexanderRach]

@vshabo with bold and important words: "we are at risk of potentially coming through a pandemic, coming through a labor shortage, coming through a historic period of women needing to leave jobs" & not ending up with #paidleave would be "shameful and a national tragedy."

[Vicki Shabo @VShabo]

This isn't a time to mince words. We need #paidleave now. @dhuckelbridge @HNMatthews @maya_rossin and I explain what's at stake if Congress and the president do not choose to #SavePaidLeave.
https://t.co/uf1zEGJFAy

[Susan Stover @susan_maryrose]

"What we really need is paid time off. We need that time to figure out how best to feed our children, be that by breast, chest, bottle, or tube." Great piece by @AlexanderRach

#FemTech #breastfeeding #lactation #nursing

https://t.co/F1sbopvVVp

[Aisha @AishaAlexmom06]

We are demanding @POTUS @SenSchumer @Sen_JoeManchin hear the tens of millions of families and voters asking for #PaidLeaveForAll NOW Because mamas and caregivers like me need PAID LEAVE!