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Are you a mom looking to learn about advocacy? We’re excited to announce that the RISERS Parent Leadership program application period is now open for the 2025-2026 year! What is the MomsRising RISERS Early Learning parent leadership program? The RISERS program is a parent leadership program for moms and caregivers of children ages 0-5. The RISERS program is anchored in early childhood – issues like child care, maternal mental health, and other prenatal-to-five issues, but because we know we don...
It’s no surprise that our country is still in the grip of a maternal health crisis—but what’s too often overlooked is how deeply residential eviction fuels this crisis, especially for Black women. It’s not just about losing a roof over your head—it’s about carrying life while carrying terror. About trying to prepare for birth, while not knowing if you’ll be forced to move before you are ready. Stable housing is a cornerstone of maternal health, shaping birth outcomes long before labor begins...
In a political landscape where excessive policing and military force are becoming routine, civil and human rights organizations from across the country are coming to Washington, D.C. to fight for public health and alternatives to policing. The Community Safety Working Group is a joint project of more than 70 civil rights, public health, racial justice, housing, violence prevention, economic justice, and allied organizations nationwide dedicated to building safety that works for all communities...
The school year is underway and WOW are the questions pouring in. We know the start of school might feel unique and overwhelming as we face more school closures and other challenges to our public schools, driven by reduced funding as a result of state and federal actions. Trying to figure out how to stay informed and advocate for public schools? Here are a few resources to get you started (note: we will update this as regularly as possible!): Just getting started learning about Duval County...
What do you want to hear first—the good news or the bad news? We’ll start with the bad news: Our health care just took a major hit. No administration has ever slashed health care as deeply as the budget bill Republicans passed this month and President Trump signed into law—and it’s all to give tax breaks to billionaires and commit human rights abuses against immigrants. This is unacceptable, and Republican leaders in Congress need to change course now! But now for the good news and what you can...
Note: This post is intended as a clearinghouse for early learning/child care and immigration resources, especially for providers, activists and parents. The links and information included here are informational only and should not be considered a substitute for or in lieu of legal advice. Threats to critical programs millions of families and communities rely on, along with the increased attacks on immigrant communities by Donald Trump and his allies, have laid a pathway of peril for children...
This week the show comes to you directly from Netroots Nation in New Orleans where rising and visionary leaders come together to help build a better world. *Special Guests include: Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of Ultraviolet, @ultraviolet , @ultraviolet.bsky.social ; and Angel Padilla, National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, @nwlcaf; Heather Booth, icon, organizer, and visionary, @hboothgo ; Yadira Sanchez, Poder Latinx, @PoderLatinx ; Carol Joyner, Family Values at Work Action, @...
Welcome to the August Dispatch! Thank you for being a part of our growing, powerful Moms Next Door program! What’s the Moms Next Door Dispatch? Each month, you’ll receive the Moms Next Door Dispatch (Scroll down!)—a monthly toolkit that will arrive in your inbox to provide you and your community with ideas on how to self-organize and take action; as well as to process and make sense of all that’s going on; AND also ways to remain calm, find joy in community, and recharge as we build a brighter...
Our Texas member Megan joined Senator Patty Murray, Rep. Bobby Scott, and other Democratic leaders of Congress and advocates in D.C. at the re-introduction of the Child Care for Working Families Act, comprehensive legislation which will make high-quality child care affordable for families and address child care shortages throughout the nation! As a mom of two, Megan shared her story of the difficult choice to leave the workforce to care for her family due to the rising cost of child care. Here...