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Jan 26, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Sarah McClure |Sarah Mcclure
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
mtexpress.com | Sarah McClure |Sarah Mcclure
Direct-care workers are the unsung heroes of our health-care system. These are the compassionate individuals who provide care for the elderly and people with disabilities. They are the ones who go into the homes of others and assist with everything from transportation to chores, to basic care. But this essential work is in crisis because of the inadequate reimbursement that directly affect their rates. Let’s be clear—direct care workers don’t set their own rates.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Sarah McClure |Sarah Mcclure
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
idahocapitalsun.com | Sarah McClure |Sarah Mcclure
by Sarah McClure, Idaho Capital Sun January 23, 2024 Direct care workers are the unsung heroes of our health care system. These are the compassionate individuals who provide care for the elderly and people with disabilities. They are the ones who go into the homes of others and assist with everything from transportation to chores, to basic care. But this essential work is in crisis because of the inadequate reimbursement that directly affect their rates.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
idahostatesman.com | Sarah McClure |Sarah Mcclure
Direct care workers are the unsung heroes of our healthcare system. These are the compassionate individuals who provide care for the elderly and people with disabilities. They are the ones who go into the homes of others and assist with everything from transportation to chores to basic care. But this essential work is in crisis because of the inadequate reimbursement that directly affects their rates. Direct care workers don’t set their own rates.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
fullerproject.org | Laurie Hays |Xanthe Scharff |Sarah McClure |Sarah Mcclure
GAZA—As bombs rain down on Gaza, Maryam Abu Akar has managed to escape death twice. But her loved ones have not. Maryam’s 17-year-old daughter, Sarah, was killed when a bomb landed on their two-story home on Oct. 17—ripping the teenager’s body in half. In the wake of Sarah’s death, Maryam relied on her husband, Salama, for support. “He helped me bear the loss of my daughter.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
fullerproject.org | Xanthe Scharff |Sarah McClure |Sarah Mcclure |Hashed Mozqer
In the past year, the Ivy League hit a milestone that corporate America hasn’t even come close to reaching: Six of eight prestigious institutions were run by women. Three were on their second round of women presidents, with two of them people of color. In a Forbes list of the top 20 colleges, more than half had women and or people of color at the helm.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
fullerproject.org | Sarah McClure |Sarah Mcclure |Hashed Mozqer |Yessenia Funes
In our turbulent and divided world, there is one unifying constant: Women and girls bear the brunt of conflict. Across most of the globe, they are excluded from war and peace–level decisions. And yet, they suffer disproportionately when things fall apart. They are at home with small children and elderly relatives when bombs start to fall. Their bodies are instrumentalized as weapons of terror. They scramble for food, water, and fuel when male relatives are called up for fighting.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
theguardian.com | Sarah McClure |Sarah Mcclure
Lynda Reed loved her work in the research office of San Diego’s Naval Medical Center, but when her mother’s health began to falter she quit and became a full-time caregiver, moving in with her mother. She cooked her diabetic meals, administered medications, drove to medical appointments, and helped with housekeeping and daily living – full-time work with no pay at all. Then, in 2019, her mother died.
