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In the U.S., Mother’s Day is celebrated each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. It is a day of sweetness for most mothers yet can tear at the heart strings of women who have had less than ideal experiences or haven’t had the chance to be a mother themselves. No matter...
If You want to Help Children, then Help Marriage
We continually hear from media, popular culture, and even courts that a married mother and father doesn’t matter for children. “Any four hands will do” is a common refrain when it comes to raising children, but the information Jenet Erickson shares with us tells a...
A Double-Header of Good News
April 14, 2017 A Double-Header of Good News: "Family" Language Back on Track at the UN! After years of not being able to substantively address “family” in UN documents, the dry spell has ended and “family” is back in a Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Agreed...
A New UN Threat to the Family
March 9, 2017 A New Threat to the UN Family Last month, the pro-familycommunity was united in endorsing a letter that was sent to 152 United Nations (UN) Delegates during the Commission for Social Development (CSocD). With the International Organization for...
Hold On! Things May Get Interesting.
February 2, 2017 Where has the time gone? We have entered into 2017 and it is proving already that it could be an interesting year. The U.S. has a new President and Ambassador to theUnited Nations (U.N.), while the U.N. has a new Secretariat General – not to mention...
2016 – A Banner Year Made Possible Because of You
December 23, 2016 Looking back on the past 12 months, 2016 was a headline year for UFI – and your generosity made it happen. Many don’t realize we are a completely volunteer run organization. The entire executive team volunteers thousands of hours because they believe...
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Maintaining Mom and Me
By Ashley Corbaley Without a doubt the person I admire most is my mother. Since the very beginning she has constantly been my nurturer, my cheerleader, my support and my friend. She taught me everything I know. She gave me life. Everything that I am is because of her....
Supporting New Mothers and Fathers
By McKayla Skinner Sometime after the birth of my third child I came across some family support organizations that help with the transition to parenthood. I had no idea there were so many resources or people experiencing similar things. All I knew was at discharge...
A Lifetime of Regret
By Suzanne Smith and LaRenda Sommers In the fierce debate that rages on the right to life versus the right to choose, one consideration has been ignored from the abortion platform; the devastating effect abortions have on women’s mental health. If we really care about...
Education and Information at the UN
The UFI team had a very successful experience at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). We had eight university students and four faculty join us in visiting representatives from over 50 countries, as well as attending and reporting on side and parallel...
Old Enough
By Tonya Cox I have a delightful 3-year-old granddaughter named Ellie. She is a girl that knows her own mind and is highly intelligent with an emotional awareness and vocabulary that rivals children many years older. She knows what she wants and often seeks to dictate...
Distracted Parenting
By Ashley Corbaley We all have seen it: a mom or dad busily scrolling or texting away on their cell phone on the park bench while their children are playing on the playground. Maybe from time to time we are even guilty of it ourselves. A few years ago the Wall Street...
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