Kate Gallagher Robbins
@kfgrobbins.bsky.social
Senior Fellow @npwf.bsky.social. Formerly CLASP, CAP, NWLC. Go Blue. High-altitude hiker living in the Land of Enchantment. She/her.
Congress should reopen the government and increase funding for essential programs to ensure women and families can thrive, not waste money and threaten families’ well being.
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Congress should reopen the government and increase funding for essential programs to ensure women and families can thrive, not waste money and threaten families’ well being.
6. 683 years of the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline costs $20.5 million each year and fields more than 1 million requests for support and information. The shutdown threatens resources that survivors need to stay safe.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline costs $20.5 million each year and fields more than 1 million requests for support and information. The shutdown threatens resources that survivors need to stay safe.
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
6. 683 years of the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline costs $20.5 million each year and fields more than 1 million requests for support and information. The shutdown threatens resources that survivors need to stay safe.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline costs $20.5 million each year and fields more than 1 million requests for support and information. The shutdown threatens resources that survivors need to stay safe.
5. More than 3 decades of EEOC funding.
The EEOC, which costs $455m each year, enforces laws that protect civil rights, equal pay, pregnancy discrimination, the ADA & more to keep workers safe on the job. Only a fraction of EEOC workers are on the job during the shutdown, leaving workers in limbo.
The EEOC, which costs $455m each year, enforces laws that protect civil rights, equal pay, pregnancy discrimination, the ADA & more to keep workers safe on the job. Only a fraction of EEOC workers are on the job during the shutdown, leaving workers in limbo.
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
5. More than 3 decades of EEOC funding.
The EEOC, which costs $455m each year, enforces laws that protect civil rights, equal pay, pregnancy discrimination, the ADA & more to keep workers safe on the job. Only a fraction of EEOC workers are on the job during the shutdown, leaving workers in limbo.
The EEOC, which costs $455m each year, enforces laws that protect civil rights, equal pay, pregnancy discrimination, the ADA & more to keep workers safe on the job. Only a fraction of EEOC workers are on the job during the shutdown, leaving workers in limbo.
4. Roughly 3.5 years of heating assistance.
LIHEAP, which costs just over $4B annually, provides assistance to roughly 6 million households to keep people warm in the winter & cool in the summer. Just as winter sets in across the country, the #shutdown threatens to delay LIHEAP support.
LIHEAP, which costs just over $4B annually, provides assistance to roughly 6 million households to keep people warm in the winter & cool in the summer. Just as winter sets in across the country, the #shutdown threatens to delay LIHEAP support.
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
4. Roughly 3.5 years of heating assistance.
LIHEAP, which costs just over $4B annually, provides assistance to roughly 6 million households to keep people warm in the winter & cool in the summer. Just as winter sets in across the country, the #shutdown threatens to delay LIHEAP support.
LIHEAP, which costs just over $4B annually, provides assistance to roughly 6 million households to keep people warm in the winter & cool in the summer. Just as winter sets in across the country, the #shutdown threatens to delay LIHEAP support.
3. Nearly two years of WIC funding.
WIC, which costs about $7.6B a year, provides nutrition support for close to 7m women & children monthly, including 4 in 10 infants. While WIC benefits have continued thus far during the shutdown, the stop gap funding is temporary & their future is uncertain.
WIC, which costs about $7.6B a year, provides nutrition support for close to 7m women & children monthly, including 4 in 10 infants. While WIC benefits have continued thus far during the shutdown, the stop gap funding is temporary & their future is uncertain.
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
3. Nearly two years of WIC funding.
WIC, which costs about $7.6B a year, provides nutrition support for close to 7m women & children monthly, including 4 in 10 infants. While WIC benefits have continued thus far during the shutdown, the stop gap funding is temporary & their future is uncertain.
WIC, which costs about $7.6B a year, provides nutrition support for close to 7m women & children monthly, including 4 in 10 infants. While WIC benefits have continued thus far during the shutdown, the stop gap funding is temporary & their future is uncertain.
2. More than a year of Head Start.
Head Start, which costs $12.3 billion each year, supports the early learning, development and health of more than 700,000 children across the country each year. Head Start programs in 41 states are already threatened by the shutdown.
Head Start, which costs $12.3 billion each year, supports the early learning, development and health of more than 700,000 children across the country each year. Head Start programs in 41 states are already threatened by the shutdown.
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
2. More than a year of Head Start.
Head Start, which costs $12.3 billion each year, supports the early learning, development and health of more than 700,000 children across the country each year. Head Start programs in 41 states are already threatened by the shutdown.
Head Start, which costs $12.3 billion each year, supports the early learning, development and health of more than 700,000 children across the country each year. Head Start programs in 41 states are already threatened by the shutdown.
1. More than a month and a half of SNAP benefits.
Federal spending on SNAP benefits totaled ~$100B last year. SNAP provides nutrition support for more than 40m people each month, primarily children & older adults. Trump has threatened to withhold & delay SNAP benefits until the end of the shutdown.
Federal spending on SNAP benefits totaled ~$100B last year. SNAP provides nutrition support for more than 40m people each month, primarily children & older adults. Trump has threatened to withhold & delay SNAP benefits until the end of the shutdown.
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
1. More than a month and a half of SNAP benefits.
Federal spending on SNAP benefits totaled ~$100B last year. SNAP provides nutrition support for more than 40m people each month, primarily children & older adults. Trump has threatened to withhold & delay SNAP benefits until the end of the shutdown.
Federal spending on SNAP benefits totaled ~$100B last year. SNAP provides nutrition support for more than 40m people each month, primarily children & older adults. Trump has threatened to withhold & delay SNAP benefits until the end of the shutdown.
We find that among mothers of young children, Black mothers have faced the steepest declines in labor force participation in recent years, with especially dramatic declines for college-educated Black moms.
October 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We find that among mothers of young children, Black mothers have faced the steepest declines in labor force participation in recent years, with especially dramatic declines for college-educated Black moms.
One of the true classics of American political science…would be a scandal if they were not reading Dahl.
September 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
One of the true classics of American political science…would be a scandal if they were not reading Dahl.