Public school parents, educators, and community supporters in NC are tired of the constant, manufactured outrage. They began asking a common sense question, “When are we going to talk about what students, teachers, and schools really need instead of all these phony, made-up issues?”
Tiffany Smith is a working mother of three– and she knows first hand why North Carolina needs to expand Medicaid.
North Carolina cannot wait any longer to expand Medicaid. Mark Ortiz of Rowan County knows this– he has lived through a terrible accident, that left him crippled with debt.
Janine Colon has been supported through chronic disability with the benefit of Medicaid and Medicare– and wants to make sure that her neighbors have the healthcare access they need as well.
In June, Down Home launched our first-ever Fellowship Program with eight new fellows. Our cohort brings a diversity of experiences and backgrounds to our team.
When I was 19 years old I found myself pregnant; thankfully, I was soon employed. Due to my unplanned pregnancy and the abrupt start of employment, I didn’t qualify for health insurance with my employer. I did what thousands of North Carolinians still do today, and successfully applied for Medicaid.
Public school parents, educators, and community supporters in NC are tired of the constant, manufactured outrage. They began asking a common sense question, “When are we going to talk about what students, teachers, and schools really need instead of all these phony, made-up issues?”
When her mother had a heart attack, the ambulance ride nearly bankrupted their family. Had she had health insurance, she would have had medical care to prevent this catastrophe.
